Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction

Breast cancer risk assessment and risk reduction.

Until recently, the primary message of breast health awareness programs was that early detection is a woman's best protection against breast cancer, because there was no way to prevent it. Currently, however, tamoxifen is approved for chemoprevention of breast cancer in high-risk women, and studies are underway evaluating other medications that may decrease breast cancer risk. Data have also be...

Breast cancer risk reduction.

Breast cancer risk assessment in Iranian women by Gail model

  Abstract   Background: Due to the high incidence of breast cancer and the effect of its early   diagnosis on decreasing morbidity and mortality, we used the Gail model to study   breast cancer risk in Iranian women.   Methods: This study was done in a simple randomized way. Participants were 2000   Iranian women older than 35 years old. The questionnaire consisted of demographic   data such a...

Breast Cancer: Risk Factors, Diagnosis and Management

ABSTRACT           Breast cancer remains the most common cancer of women and one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. In spite of major advances in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, the incidence of breast cancer remains high and the treatment of metastatic breast cancer remains challenging. This review presents an over...

Risk factors and risk reduction of breast and ovarian cancer.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Breast and ovarian cancer remain a significant burden for women living in the Western world. This paper reviews the risk factors and current strategies to prevent these diseases. RECENT FINDINGS Established factors associated with the risk of breast cancer include family history, reproductive factors and lactation, as well as age at menarche and menopause. Hormone replacemen...