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Women who have inherited mutations to genes, such as BRCA1 and BRCA2, are at higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
Menstruating before age 11 and starting menopause after age 56 exposes women to hormones.
Women who had breast cancer in the past can get breast cancer again. Some non-cancerous breast diseases can also have a higher risk of breast cancer.
Women who have multiple family members on either of her parent’s side of the family who had breast or ovarian cancer. Having a male relative with breast cancer also raises a woman’s risk.
Women who had radiation therapy to the chest or breasts before age 30 have a higher risk of breast cancer later in life.
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