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*'''Prolonged uninterrupted exposure to estrogen''' (e.g. by having an early [[menarche]] and late [[menopause]] or by having no full-term pregnancies).<ref> http://www.breastcancer.org/cmn_who_indrisk.html </ref>
*'''Prolonged uninterrupted exposure to estrogen''' (e.g. by having an early [[menarche]] and late [[menopause]] or by having no full-term pregnancies).<ref> http://www.breastcancer.org/cmn_who_indrisk.html </ref>
*'''Personal history of breast cancer'''
*'''Personal history of breast cancer'''
*Abortion has not been found to be as risk for breast cancer, although radominzed controlled trials are not practical.[http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/ere]]
This concept of risk should be put into the context of other risks, since life is full of risks. A woman's risk of dying of breast cancer is similar to her risk from radon by living in [[Cornwall]], England, <ref> http://www.cplusc.co.uk/risks.html </ref> a factor which does not seem to have denuded Cornwall of its female population.
This concept of risk should be put into the context of other risks, since life is full of risks. A woman's risk of dying of breast cancer is similar to her risk from radon by living in [[Cornwall]], England, <ref> http://www.cplusc.co.uk/risks.html </ref> a factor which does not seem to have denuded Cornwall of its female population.