No: Size of the breast has no bearing on the risk of breast cancer.
Answered 2/19/2013
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Probably not always.: Sometimes mammograms are harder to do in small women, and so a cancer may be harder to detect. If breast tissue gets fibrosed, that may make it harder also.
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Small Breast>cancer?: According to a study in the danish breast cancer study, breast reductions resulted in a reduction in breast cancer risk by nearly 50% in women over 40 years old (cancer causes control. 1997 mar;8(2):253-8) the reduction in risk was less clear in younger women. This would suggest that increased breast mass is associated with a higher breast cancer risk and smaller breasts are less prone.
Answered 12/9/2013
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