According to a new study, family history does not worsen the survival odds of younger women diagnosed with breast cancer. Dr. Ramsey Cutress, a researcher from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom and author of the study, said the findings reassure younger women with breast cancer.

Cutress said, "They should not be concerned that their family history alone will affect the chance of a successful outcome".

As per some reports, breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women across the world. The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) stated that more than 10% women across the world develop the cancer that develops from breast tissue.

According to the NIH, the risks of the cancer increase with age. At the age of 30, there is one woman in 227, who develops the cancer, while at the age of 70, one in 26 develops the cancer.

The chances of a woman developing the breast cancer increase if her mother, daughter or sister has been diagnosed with the disease. During the new study, the researchers surveyed about 2,850 women who were diagnosed with breast cancer by age 40 at 127 different hospitals in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2008. About 50% of the women in the study were monitored for about six years.

About two-thirds of the women did not have any family history of breast cancer. Approximately, 50% were at least 36 years old at the beginning of the study. The researchers found that after about five years, more than 70% of women with a family history and 75% women without any history did not develop symptoms. The researchers reported the study in the British Journal of Surgery.