Q My mother has a breast cancer since 2 years. I am 26 years old. Now I am pregnant. I want to know that is there any chance of me getting breast cancer from my mother to me or my child? Is yes, then please give me solution to prevent it
The primary risk factors for breast cancer are female sex and older age. Other risk factors include: being overweight, lack of physical activity, hormone replacement therapy, not giving birth to a child, etc. The risk of inheriting breast cancer from parents is around 5-10%. There is nothing that you can do to prevent it from inheriting it from your parents. However you can reduce other risk factors by taking appropriate measures.