Cancer Risk Factors and Symptoms

    * Hormonal Risk Factors

      The hormone estrogen may function as a promoter for certain cancers such as breast cancer and endometrial cancer. Women who have had periods of high estrogen levels, the formation of breast cancer risk increased in women who menstruate early and reach menopause later. Late pregnant or not having children can increase the risk of breast cancer.

    * Factor Psycho, Psychic Emotion

      Disturbances that occurred in emotion may cause or aggravate cancer, such as stress, resentment, a deep hatred, or hurt (pain). The role of psychological factors on cancer can be in several ways, including: stress, or grudge that affect cell growth became wild and the effect that weakens the immune system T cells that can not eliminate the cancer cells are formed.

    * Some of the factors that are protective against cancer formation, namely:

      - The hormone progesterone is protective against cancer by blocking the stimulating effects of estrogen. The hormone progesterone increases during pregnancy and when breastfeeding in women, therefore, women who breastfeed for at least six consecutive months - also, a pregnant woman several times, will reduce the risk of developing breast cancer.