You may have a higher risk for breast cancer if you:

• Are over age 50
  
• Have a family history of breast cancer (your mother, a sister or an aunt)
  
• Had your first menstrual period before age 12
  
• Had a late menopause (after age 55)
  
• Never had children
  
• Had your first child after age 30
  
• Are overweight
  
• Get little exercise
  
• Have already had cancer in one breast
  

Einstein's Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Program offers evaluation, risk assessment and counseling for women with a high risk for developing breast cancer due to lifestyle, family history or personal history. For more information about the program, call 1-800-EINSTEIN.

Online Risk Assessment for Breast Cancer

If you are concerned that you may be at risk for breast cancer, Einstein Healthcare Network recommends that you make an appointment with the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Program. If you want to learn more about your risk for breast cancer, visit the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project web site.

 

The site offers a computerized formula that estimates a woman's risk of developing breast cancer in the next five years and in her lifetime. The model uses factors such as age, family history of breast cancer, and other personal factors to estimate the level of risk.

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This page was last updated on February 24, 2003