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Personalized Risk Assessment for Prevention and Early Detection of Breast Cancer: Integration and Implementation (PERSPECTIVE I&I)

Abstract

Early detection of breast cancer through screening reduces breast cancer mortality. The benefits of screening must also be considered within the context of potential harms (e.g., false positives, overdiagnosis). Furthermore, while breast cancer risk is highly variable within the population, most screening programs use age to determine eligibility. A risk-based approach is expected to improve the benefit-harm ratio of breast cancer screening …

Authors

Brooks JD; Nabi HH; Andrulis IL; Antoniou AC; Chiquette J; Després P; Devilee P; Dorval M; Droit A; Easton DF

Journal

Journal of Personalized Medicine, Vol. 11, No. 6,

Publisher

MDPI

DOI

10.3390/jpm11060511

ISSN

2075-4426