The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.

Protective Factors

A protective factor for breast cancer is a factor that can reduce our risk of developing breast cancer.

Protective factors for breast cancer can include lifestyle and reproductive factors.

Read more below to find out more about factors that are associated with a decreased risk of breast cancer and what you can do.

Lifestyle factors

Reproductive factors

Last updated 15 November 2024

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