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1. The term breast cancer actually refers to a large family of cancers that can develop in any part of the breast tissue
2. Nearly 1 in 3 of all cases of cancers in women are breast
3. Drinking alcohol slightly increases your risk of breast cancer
4. Only 5% of breast cancer cases are due to inherited faults in breast cancer genes
5. The risk of getting breast cancer increases with age
6. Most breast cancer cases occur in women over 50
7. Regular exercise can reduce your risk of breast cancer
8. cancerThere is no good evidence that deodorants cause breast cancer
9. Breast cancer affects around 300 men a year in the UK, compared to nearly 46,000 women
10. Nine out of ten breast lumps are not cancerous
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