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Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Breast density combined with Gail model improves breast cancer risk prediction
December 29th, 2005
Mammographic breast density combined with the Gail model improves breast cancer risk prediction. According to scientists in the United States, "Estimating an individual woman's absolute risk for breast cancer is essential for decision making about screening and preventive recommendations. Although the current standard, the Gail model, is well calibrated in populations, it performs poorly for individuals." "Mammographic breast density (BD) may improve the predictive accuracy of the Gail model," proposed J.A. Tice and colleagues. They studied a "prospective observational cohort of 81,777 women in the San Francisco Mammography Registry presenting for...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-29)
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