Your Breast Cancer Risk
Many things can increase your breast cancer risk. Some of these things you can control and some you can't. One major risk is inheriting the breast cancer genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. Learn what having these genes mean, plus other things that put you at risk for breast cancer.
Understanding BRCA1 & BRCA2 Genes
The mutations that most often cause breast cancer are changes in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes ("Breast cancer 1 gene" and "Breast cancer 2 gene").