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Many factors affect the incidence of breast cancer in any given population of women including:
Many factors affect the incidence of breast cancer in any given population of women including:
*Sex: Breast cancer occurs 100 times more frequently in women than in men.
* diet <ref> http://unisci.com/stories/20021/0104023.htm </ref>
* diet <ref> http://unisci.com/stories/20021/0104023.htm </ref>
* race/ethnicity, <ref> http://www.womenshealthnetwork.org/advocacy/wocbreastca/natam.htm </ref>
* race/ethnicity: not a strong risk factor in the development of breast cancer, but affects time of diagnosis, and access to care.<ref> http://www.womenshealthnetwork.org/advocacy/wocbreastca/natam.htm </ref>
* obesity <ref> http://society.guardian.co.uk/cancer/story/0,,686105,00.html </ref>
* obesity <ref> http://society.guardian.co.uk/cancer/story/0,,686105,00.html </ref>
* family history if such a history involves having several generations affected by breast cancer or having many relatives diagnosed with breast cancer at less than 50 years old <ref> http://www.breastcancer.org/cmn_who_indrisk.html </ref>
* family history if such a history involves having several generations affected by breast cancer or having many relatives diagnosed with breast cancer at less than 50 years old <ref> http://www.breastcancer.org/cmn_who_indrisk.html </ref>