The single greatest breast cancer risk

Thanks for sharing new2bc. In addition, here is an article with the other known risk factors for breast cancer.  

Risk Factors

Thanks for that! My wife has dense breasts. The mammo in 2008 missed her lobular cancer (ILC) MRI didn't show it then. Now after another mammo and PET/CT recently they may have missed in her other breast.

Hello , regarding the MBI, I made an appointment and visited with a doctor at Mayo Clinic in April  about a concern with one of my breast being bigger than the other. My breasts are quite dense and my age is 67. I haven't been back to Mayo since 2003 prior the this appointment  mainly because of location.  While there the Doctor examined me and sent me to radiology.  I bought my films with me and was surprised to find out they pulled my mammo from 2003 from  the archives!  There didn't seem to be much of a change , but I still wasn't satisfied with the difference in my breast.  I had an ultrasound the next day and was assured everything looked normal and yes the left breast was larger but attributed it age etc.  Being me I pushed for more and that is when we discussed the MBI and was scheduled to do the procedure, however my dad was very ill and getting worse so I canceled.  I am going to make another appointment tomorrow and return.  The cost is around 400 dollars out of pocket as insurance companies  aren't onboard. Since then I have felt a small lump with tenderness on the left breast close to the chest wall.