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What are the chances of getting breast cancer at 26?
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Fairly low: But family history and genes (brca 1 or 2) can make it more common. These may be done at a cancer center.
Answered 1/25/2013
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Very low: The risk of breast cancer at the age f 26 is very low. Factors that would increase your risks would include a family history or an inherited breast cancer gene mutation breast cancer cases are considered either sporadic with a lifetime risk of 1 in 8 or genetic which may be a lot higher it would be important to know your risk factors.
Answered 8/31/2013
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