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*'''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>   
 
*'''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>   
 
*'''Benign breast disease''' confers a slightly higher risk
 
*'''Benign breast disease''' confers a slightly higher risk
*'''Obesity''' <ref> http://society.guardian.co.uk/cancer/story/0,,686105,00.html </ref>
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*'''Obesity''': this is a more significant risk factor in postmenopausal women.  Before menopause, the effect is unclear. <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>
 
*'''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>
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