According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women in the United States. It makes up nearly 38 percent of the top ten types of cancer diagnosed among women. Which of the following statements regarding risk factors for breast cancer is true?

A. A person must have a family history of breast cancer in order to develop the disease.

B. There is no chance that a person will develop breast cancer if smoking, alcohol use, and poor diet are avoided

C. By changing environmental factors, a person can lower the probability that their child will inherit a gene linked with breast cancer

D. As environmental factors contributing to breast cancer are identified and changed the overall incidence of breast cancer may decrease