Only women with a family history of breast cancer are at risk. Women with a family history of breast cancer do have a higher chance of getting breast cancer, but 80 percent of women diagnosed with it do not have a family history of breast cancer.
A mammogram prevents breast cancer. A mammogram does not prevent breast cancer. However, having a mammogram does help find the cancer at an early stage. To help detect it early, women should get annual mammograms as well as clinical breast examinations.
Breast cancer always presents itself in the form of a lump. Not always… other signs that could mean breast cancer are: change in the size of breasts, swelling, dimpling or skin irritation, redness or scaliness, and nipple discharge, tenderness, or retraction.
Small-breasted women cannot get breast cancer. The amount of breast tissue in a woman’s breast does not affect her chances of developing breast cancer.