she urged people to ask their doctors to figure out their score on a breast cancer risk calculator, a questionnaire on the National Cancer Institute’s website that
A research team led by the University of Cambridge has developed a new approach to calculate the risk of developing breast cancer.
The Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) Advanced Breast Cancer Risk Calculator is an interactive tool designed by BCSC scientists using data collected on U.S. women undergoing routine screening mammography to estimate six-year cumulative risk of developing advanced breast cancer based on annual...
What can I do to reduce my risk of breast cancer? CDC website. https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/basic_info/prevention.htm. September 11, 2018. Accessed August 2, 2019. 20. Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC). Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium Risk Calculator. BCSC website. ...
The widely used Western BRCA mutation prediction models underestimated the risk of having a BRCA mutation in Korean breast cancer patients. This study aimed to identify predictive factors for BRCA1/2 mutations and to develop a Korean BRCA risk calculator. The model was constructed by logistic regres...
Kang E, Park SK, Lee JW, Kim Z, Noh WC, Jung Y, et al. KOHBRA BRCA risk calculator (KOHCal): a model for predicting BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in Korean breast cancer patients. J Hum Genet 2016; 61:365-71.Kang E, Park SK, Lee JW, Kim Z, Noh WC, Jung Y, Yang JH, Jung...
This application estimates your risk of cancer, subdivided into 26 types and based on 350 different risk factors described in the scientific literature. Results are displayed for 10-, 20- and 30-year timeframes, with a subdivision in anatomical or pathological subtypes if possible. This application...
These models include the National Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool, also known as the Gail model (https://bcrisktool.cancer.gov/), the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium Risk Calculator (https://tools.bcsc-scc.org/BC5yearRisk/), the IBIS Breast Cancer Risk Evaluation Tool...
Inequitable access to personalized breast cancer screening and prevention may compound racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes. The Breast Cancer Personalized Risk Assessment, Education and Prevention (B-PREP) program, located within the Brigham and Wo
Open toolbar What is screening? Mammograms A mammogram is a low-dose x-ray that allows doctors called radiologists to look for changes in breast tissue. A screening mammogram is used to look for signs of breast cancer in women who don’t have any breast symptoms or problems. X-ray picture...