Will OS X Mountain Lion affect my Bootcamp Partition?

I am relatively new to Mac computers, just purchasing a Mac Mini in October 2011.
I am in the early stages of Alzheimer's Disease and I hate change! - but because I have an iPad2 and an iPhone4 , I am wanting to install and upgrade my OS X Lion to Mountain Lion, especially for syncing with iCloud and devices.
What I am concerned about is my Bootcamp partition. I have a legitimate version of Windows 7 Professional installed on my Bootcamp partition, and what I would like to ask is whether the upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion will affect this, with the new operating system, and therefore new Bootcamp Assistant install too... Will it change my Bootcamp installation, does anyone know? Will I still be able to access my Bootcamp Windows partition?
I look forward to your replies - and please be gentle with me - I am a newbie, who has started rather late in life, a little too late perhaps, to try Apple computers, but wanted to know what they were like, before I go into 'oblivion' with my illness!
Thanks all in advance.
All the best
Daryl

Thank you for the quick response mende
I shall now go ahead and upgrade to Mountain Lion... I do love Lion though - I have found it very easy to use and work with, but because OS X Mountain Lion looks and feels more like iOS I think I shall be able to get on with it even better.
Since I brought the Magic TrackPad, using the Mac computer has become a doddle, because I do struggle with a mouse because of other disabilities - one day a Mac computer touchscreen may be on the horizon? - here's hoping.
Thank you anyway.
All the best
Daryl

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