Breast cancer survivors have 'double the risk' of developing second cancer

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By Jane Kirby, PA Media

Breast cancer survivors are at significant risk of developing entirely new cancers somewhere else in the body, researchers have warned.

Experts from the University of Cambridge, who examined data for almost 600,000 people in England, said genetics plays a role in driving up the risk of further separate cancers, but being from deprived backgrounds, being obese and drinking too much, is also likely to play a role.