Yes @Mightystar I am the same, my life is spent around cancery type stuff. Blah, maybe I need a new job it appears to be catching like the flu where I am.
@Afraser I find the menopause thing a bit interesting. If the risk goes up post menopausal, does that mean all of those that were put into menopause by the treatment are now at more risk...yes or no. All the hormone positive people are trying to keep oestrogen low and mimic menopause yet the risk increases sharply after natural menopause. Go figure
People are living longer now than ever before. And one of the risks for most cancers is simply getting older. But it should be noted that the 1 in 8 figure is a lifetime risk – and that during a lifetime, risk changes. For breast cancer, risk increases sharply from around the time of the menopause – see the table below:
| Up to and including age | Risk (women) |
| 29 | 1 in 2000 |
| 39 | 1 in 215 |
| 49 | 1 in 50 |
| 59 | 1 in 22 |
| 69 | 1 in 13 |
| Lifetime risk | 1 in 8
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P.s my mother blames Agent Orange....
