l in perfect healthNot much is known about the prevention of breast cancer.-there is no evidence psychological attitude causes cancer-incidence of breast cancer increased from sixties through eighties and stopped in the nineties-184,200 new cases of breast cancer are expected in 2000-40,000 deaths are anticipated for the same year.-Studies have shown 55-75 percent of women with breast cancer have no known risk factors-85 percent of women who develop breast cancer have no family history of it whatever.-Of the fifteen percent of breast cancer patients who do have a family history of breast cancer, about one third have a genetic connection.-If a first degree maternal relative has had breast cancer, the risk increases-If an aunt, cousin, or grandmother had breast cancer, the chance of developing it are one and a half times the average-If a mother or sister has had breast cancer, the chances of developing it are five to six times the average.-If a mother or sister had breast cancer in both breasts, the risk of developing it is five to ten times average.-Incidence of breast cancer in family does not guarantee you will develop it, but only establishes a probability.Studies of identical twins where one had breast cancer have shown that the other does not necessarily get it.The incidence of breast cancer is slightly lower in black women than in whiteThe survival rate of black women has been lower than that for white women for the past thirty yearsPoverty prevents adequate treatment, so black poverty may be responsible for low black survival ratesBreast cancer rates in Hawaii are among the highest in the world.Some studies have supported the possibility that a high fat, high calorie diet is connected to breast cancer. Not all studies have supported this hypothesis about diet.There is no evidence that diets composed primarily of carbohydrates or macrobiotic diets prevent cancer or help cure it.There is no evidence that megadoses of vitamins and mi...
