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Breast cancer risk prediction and mammography biopsy decisions: a model-based study.
American journal of preventive medicine - 1 Jan 2013
Armstrong Katrina, Handorf Elizabeth A, Chen Jinbo, Bristol Demeter Mirar N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Controversy continues about screening mammography, in part because of the risk of false-negative and false-positive mammograms. Pre-test breast cancer risk factors may improve the positive and negative predictive value of screening. PURPOSE: To create a model that estimates the potential impact of pre-test risk prediction using clinical and genomic information on the reclassification of women with...
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