APC of Breast Diseases: Breast Cancer - Epidemiology, risk factors, and Genetics

Abstract

Risk Factors for Breast cancer Age The incidence of breast cancer increases with age, doubling about every 10 years until the menopause, when the rate of increase slows dramatically. Compared with lung cancer, the incidence of breast cancer is higher at younger ages. In some countries there is a flattening of the age-incidence curve after the menopause.