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What do you think caused your breast cancer?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Dec 1, 2025 | Replies (69)

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@cashemire Good question. I do remember the questionnaire, ( it was the one recommended by the Today Show, I believe), linked benign breast tumors to a higher rate of breast cancer tumors. There is a link with multiple cysts according to NIH studies. NIH recently defunded, unfortunately. I just asked A.I. Google. It said: Research indicates that having multiple breast cysts ( especially at younger ages is associated with an increase of breast cancer because cysts may be a marker for generalized increased epithelial activity in the breast.

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@colely Thank you. Yes my breasts were filed with cysts. I even have on now in the other breast. Interesting.

@colely Interesting! I had only one cyst and one benign tumor but thought it might be more the intervention *(surgery to remove, and biopsy) that would be associated with later bc, but interesting to read about epithelial activity...