What are the reasons and causes of breast cancer?
There are many reasons and causes of breast cancer. It is not due to the infection it is because of the bacteria that has caused this lifestyle disease. There are various other factors that we call risk factors that are responsible for the higher incidence of breast cancer.

1. NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OLDEN DAYS:
During the olden days, women used to have 7 or 8 children in their 20s or 25s and they breastfed the children for 1.5 or 2 years compared to the women in the present era where they have only one child who gives 2-3 months of breastfeeding.

The breasts develop due to the female hormone estrogen and continue to develop the estrogen of the breasts without interruption. So, if there is only a child and a few months of breastfeeding, the breasts which are stimulated by estrogen and the pores cause breast cancer.

2. OVERWEIGHT/ OBESITY:
As you know, estrogen is responsible for breast development and breast cancer formation. For an overweight woman, there will be an increased secretion of estrogen which stimulates the breasts causing a higher incidence of breast cancer.

3. HORMONAL FACTORS
For instance, women develop menstrual periods, before the age of 12, and women who have periods after the age of 55 (i.e.) for a long period of time, the breasts are stimulated by estrogen where there is a higher chance of developing breast cancer. On the other hand, if the first child is born after the age of 28, they stand a higher chance of developing breast cancer.

4. BREAST LUMPS
About 40% of women develop breast lumps in their lifetime. Some types of breast lumps are not actually cancers, but we should not ignore them. We have to do needling and biopsy. If it shows A – typical cells, then that is going to develop into a cancerous cell. Besides breast lumps, lifestyle also plays an important role. It includes intake of alcohol and smoking which causes a higher incidence of breast cancer.