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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jane Kirby

Having children later and being overweight ‘increases risk of breast cancer’

New research suggests when women give birth and weight gain influences their risk of breast cancer (Hospital Services Limited/PA) - (PA Media)

Women who put on weight and have a baby later in life may be significantly more likely to develop breast cancer, UK research suggests.

Experts discovered that a big weight gain after the age of 20, plus having a first child after 30 or not having children at all, meant women were almost three times more likely to develop breast cancer than those who gave birth earlier and whose weight remained stable.

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