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What are the major risk factors of the Breast Cancer?

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Increasing age: With the increasing age women are more prone to get breast cancer

Personal history of cancer: In case the patient has previously suffered from the breast cancer, she may be more prone to suffer from breast cancer as well.

Family History: If any member of the family ever had cancer, then you may suffer from the same.

Prolonged exposure to the radiation: Exposure to radiation for longer duration can put at the risk of suffering from the cancer.

If the periods commenced at the younger age

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