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	Breast Cancer		high risk for breast cancer   I’m at high risk for breast cancer and there’s nothing I can do about it. No. There are several effective ways to reduce-but not eliminate-the risk of breast cancer in women at high risk. Options include lifestyle changes (dietary modifications, limited alcohol consumption, no smoking, regular exercise, etc.), medication (tamoxifen); and in cases of very high risk, surgery may be offered (prophylactic mastectomies, and for some women, prophylactic ovary removal). Be sure that you have consulted with a physician or genetic counselor before you make assumptions about your level of risk. Related Questions of high risk for breast cancer Breast cancer only affects older women. If you have a risk factor for breast cancer, you're likely to get the disease. If breast cancer doesn't run in your family, you won’t get it. Only your mother’s family history of breast cancer can affect your risk. Using antiperspirants causes breast cancer. A monthly breast self-exam is the best way to diagnose breast cancer. A breast cancer diagnosis is an automatic death sentence. Breast feeding with a tumor in the breast will increase your child’s risk of cancer. Wearing an under-wire bra causes breast cancer. Mammograms cause cancer. Page 1 of 1    | 1 |

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