How Kylie breast cancer may be linked to no children
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Kylie Minogue may have developed breast cancer because she has not had children by her late 30s, an expert said today.
The Australian singer is 37 at the end of the month and women who don't have children or delay having them till later in life are at increased risk of the disease.
But the pop star can be reassured that she still has an 80 percent chance of surviving five years or more because the cancer has been detected in its early stages.
Dr Lesley Walker, Cancer Information Director at Cancer Research UK, said: "We know she has been diagnosed with breast cancer but that it has been caught in the early stages.
"There is now an 80 per cent survival rate of five years, but that does not mean women will not survive past that time, the vast majority of women with breast cancer survive."
Denying the superstar's gruelling world tour may have taken its toll, despite her healthy lifestyle, Dr Walker added: "People often like to blame stress, but that is the least likely cause.
"The main risk factors are a significant family history of breast cancer. The contraceptive pill and HRT also pose some risk, but that reduces when you stop taking them and the risk is only slight, and with regards to the pill, the benefits normally outweigh the risks. Heavy drinking is also a contributing factor. [More...]
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Kylie Minogue may have developed breast cancer because she has not had children by her late 30s, an expert said today.
The Australian singer is 37 at the end of the month and women who don't have children or delay having them till later in life are at increased risk of the disease.
But the pop star can be reassured that she still has an 80 percent chance of surviving five years or more because the cancer has been detected in its early stages.
Dr Lesley Walker, Cancer Information Director at Cancer Research UK, said: "We know she has been diagnosed with breast cancer but that it has been caught in the early stages.
"There is now an 80 per cent survival rate of five years, but that does not mean women will not survive past that time, the vast majority of women with breast cancer survive."
Denying the superstar's gruelling world tour may have taken its toll, despite her healthy lifestyle, Dr Walker added: "People often like to blame stress, but that is the least likely cause.
"The main risk factors are a significant family history of breast cancer. The contraceptive pill and HRT also pose some risk, but that reduces when you stop taking them and the risk is only slight, and with regards to the pill, the benefits normally outweigh the risks. Heavy drinking is also a contributing factor. [More...]
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