Breast Cancer Women in all walks of life have been diagnosed with breast cancer. The causes of breast cancer are unknown, however, research of breast cancer leads us to believe that it is caused by: family/ethnic history, estrogen, and genetic alteration. Research shows that a woman's risk of getting breast cancer increases if her mother, sister, or daughter had breast cancer, especially at a young age. This means that it gets passed down from …showed first 75 words of 291 total…

…showed last 75 words of 291 total…breast cancer. Doctors try many ways to delay or prevent breast cancer, or to improve the finding of this disease in women who have these changes in their genes. By looking at some of these factors, such as family/ethnic background, estrogen, and genetic alterations, studies are showing the fact that breast cancer is the leading cause of death in most women, and scientists are to strive as to find the cure for this disease.