Identifying and Counseling Women at Increased Risk for Breast Cancer
Rhodes DJ. Identifying and Counseling Women at Increased Risk for Breast Cancer. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2002, 77: 355-361. PMID: 11936931, DOI: 10.4065/77.4.355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerRisk factorsBreast cancer prevention clinical trialsCancer prevention clinical trialsPossible risk factorsPrevention clinical trialsRisk reductionRisk assessment toolLifestyle modificationProphylactic mastectomyClose surveillanceClinical trialsFamily historyCounseling womenNumerical risk estimatesCancerRisk estimatesIndividual riskSuch womenWomenRiskAbsence of consensusComplex family historiesAssessment toolOptions