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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:
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*'''Sex''': Breast cancer occurs 100 times more frequently in women than in men.
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*'''gender''': Breast cancer occurs 100 times more frequently in women than in men.
 
*'''Age''': this is a complex relationship, with the steepest rise in diagnosis occurring between the ages of 40 and 60, however pre- and post-menopausal breast cancers tend to behave differently.
 
*'''Age''': this is a complex relationship, with the steepest rise in diagnosis occurring between the ages of 40 and 60, however pre- and post-menopausal breast cancers tend to behave differently.
 
*diet <ref> http://unisci.com/stories/20021/0104023.htm </ref>  
 
*diet <ref> http://unisci.com/stories/20021/0104023.htm </ref>  
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