Breast cancer rates in women under 50 have jumped by over 15% in the past two decades, and early puberty may be a major driver of this increase. Research shows that for every year younger a girl is when she gets her period, her lifetime breast cancer risk rises by about 5%. Even more striking, a study of nearly 50,000 women found that girls who developed breasts before age 10 faced a 23% higher risk of breast cancer than those who began developing at age 12 or 13.
Learn more about these crucial findings and their impact on women’s health.
Early puberty may contribute to increase in breast cancer among younger women
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