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A simple tool for identifying unaffected women at a moderately increased or potentially high risk of breast cancer based on their family history.
Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Apr 2003
Fisher T J, Kirk J, Hopper J L, Godding R, Burgemeister F C
Abstract excerpt
Family history of breast cancer is a more important aspect of clinical management following the discovery of the genes BRCA1 and BRCA2. The authors developed a short questionnaire to categorize risk according to breast cancer history in close relatives. It was completed by 559 women attending for screening mammograms in Sydney, Australia. Twenty-three per cent reported a family history sufficient to be classified...
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