Can injuries to the breast cause cancer?
Thank god…..breast injuries do not cause breast cancer! “Can an injury to the breast cause cancer? No, a bruise or hit to the breast won’t cause cancer. If a cancer develops in a spot that’s been injured, it’s just a coincidence.” http://www.fbhc.org/Patients/Modules/bre… “There is not a connection between breast cancer and injury or trauma to the breasts. This is one of many, many myths about breast cancer which have arisen over the years. Injury to the breast tissue neither causes breast cancer nor increases your risk of getting it. The truth is that we still do not know the cause of breast cancer. What sometimes happens is that a woman suffers a trauma to the breast and either examines the breast closely herself or goes to the doctor, who does a clinical breast exam and perhaps orders mammogram. Ultimately, cancer may be discovered. This process may lead some people to believe that breast injury cau
