Table 2.
Risk Factors of Breast Cancer
| Risk Factors |
Having a past history of breast cancer | Using HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) | Drinking more than 1 unit of alcohol a day | Being overweight (BMI over 25) |
Having a close relative with breast cancer | Having children later on in life or not at all | Starting your periods at an early age | Having a late menopause |
Doing less than 30 mins of moderate physical activity 5 times a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly Agree | 19.8 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 14.9 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 6.3 |
| Agree | 32.4 | 18.7 | 30.7 | 28.5 | 38.4 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 10.7 | 24.6 |
| Not Sure | 24 | 58.2 | 40.3 | 39.7 | 27.9 | 57.4 | 55.1 | 63.2 | 45.2 |
| Disagree | 19.6 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 19.5 | 13.5 | 18.2 | 24.3 | 18.8 | 21.1 |
| Strongly Disagree | 4.2 | 3.7 | 8 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 |