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Doctor shares 3 reasons behind the rise in breast cancer, including some you can control

By Sara Moniuszko, Edited By Paula Cohen

There’s a troubling rise in breast cancer in women under the age of 50, but there are things you can do to help lower your risk.

A recent American Cancer Society report found breast cancer rates in this age group have increased 1.4% every year from 2012 to 2021. Since 2000, Asian American and Pacific Islander women of any age have seen the largest uptick, with a 2.5% to 2.7% increase per year.  

CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook says a lot of this rise is in the kinds of breast cancer fueled by estrogen.

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