Breast cancer risk in young women in the national breast screening programme: implications for applying NICE guidelines for additional screening and chemoprevention.

D Gareth Evans, Adam R Brentnall, Michelle Harvie, Sarah Dawe, Jamie C Sergeant, Paula Stavrinos, Susan Astley, Mary Wilson, John Ainsworth, Jack Cuzick, Iain Buchan, Louise S Gorman, Anthony Howell

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Abstract

In the United Kingdom, women at moderate and high risk of breast cancer between the ages of 40 and 49 years are eligible for annual mammographic screening and preventive therapy with tamoxifen. Here, we estimate the numbers of women in a population eligible for this service and the proportion of breast cancers detected in this group compared with the whole population. Women
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)993-1001
Number of pages9
JournalCancer Prevention Research
Volume7
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2014

Keywords

  • Breast cancer
  • Risk
  • Screening
  • Risk Model
  • NICE

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