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Breast Cancer in Children – What to Know

Risk factors for breast cancer in children

Cases of breast cancer in children is really rare but may occur due to certain factors, these factors include:

  • Treatment of another form of cancer which may include radiation therapy and Hodgkin lymphoma to the chest or area surrounding the mammary gland.
  • Children also have ahistory of cancer that may spread to the breast such as leukemia [3] and soft tissue sarcoma.
  • A parent with a history of this health condition
  • An inherited change of gene to BRCA1 OR BRCA2.