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What do you think caused your breast cancer?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Dec 1, 2025 | Replies (69)Comment receiving replies
I too wondered what caused my TNBC at age 67. I had enjoyed perfect health up until then. I did drink plenty of wine, slept with a silicone patch between my breasts to prevent wrinkles, took the heavy duty birth control pills from the 70’s for ten years, and more. When I asked my doctors, they said you’ll never know (as I have no genetic factors)-it’s just bad luck.
I have posted this graphic before, but will again as it illustrates how complicated the question is.
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@cmdw2600 thank you for posting this graph, I wish we could blow it up and put it on the front page of this thread.
We cannot control all of these things. I believe in today’s world we can control even less of these things than our mothers did 30 or 40 years ago.
To many chemicals in……….everything. Too much plastic, too fast a pace, and too little peace. It all adds up.
Even if you lived on a mountain top in Tibet, you could still get breast cancer.
I lived a pretty darn healthy lifestyle and carried a tiny amount of body fat, still got it in my 30’s. You can’t buy good genes.
I love the pink ribbons and all the other colors too. It reminds us that there are people going through a lot and we could donate to help, or just smile and say hello in there.
How can we move forward with purpose?
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Thank you for the chart. BC is indeed complicated. I had 14 years ERT ( menopause at 36), BC DX at 52( EP+ HER 2- & 4 + nodes). Plus I had definitely tried to drink myself through some horrendous personal problems--stress. Who knows??? At 76 with a new breast cancer, other side, I had 24 clear years and I am thankful every day.
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@cmdw2600 thank you. Chart is very interesting. I myself drank alot everyday for a year and ate alot of processed meats. Makes me think...