RISK-FACTORS FOR BREAST-CANCER AT VARIOUS AGES

A brief overview is presented of breast cancer risk factors with parti cular reference to the time in a woman's life when they seem to operat e. High incidence of the disease in Western societies is associated wi th early ovarian maturation and late onset of reproduction. In biologi c terms this means proliferation without differentiation of breast cel ls over a long period of time. (C) 1998 Rapid Science Ltd.