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Myths |
Facts |
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I am too young to get breast cancer |
Many women who are under 40 are diagnosed with breast cancer |
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Men cannot get breast cancer |
1 in 922 men have a lifetime risk of breast cancer |
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Alcohol is not linked to breast cancer |
Alcohol use increases the risk of breast cancer |
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Only women with a family history of breast cancer are at risk |
All women are at risk, but family history increases the risk |
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I have never had children, so I can’t get breast cancer |
Women who have never had children, or only had them after 30, have increased risk of breast cancer |
This report was brought together by the Cancer Association of South Africa
