Improvement in risk prediction, early detection and prevention of breast cancer in the NHS Breast Screening Programme and family history clinics: a dual cohort study

Improvement in risk prediction, early detection and prevention of breast cancer in the NHS Breast Screening Programme and family history clinics: a dual cohort study

Background: In the UK, women are invited for 3-yearly mammography screening, through the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP), from the ages of 47–50 years to the ages of 69–73 years. Women with family histories of breast cancer can, from the age of 40 years, obtain enhanced surveillance and, in...

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Main Authors: D Gareth Evans, Susan Astley, Paula Stavrinos, Elaine Harkness, Louise S Donnelly, Sarah Dawe, Ian Jacob, Michelle Harvie, Jack Cuzick, Adam Brentnall, Mary Wilson, Fiona Harrison, Katherine Payne, Anthony Howell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2016-08-01
Series:Programme Grants for Applied Research
Subjects:
breast cancer
familial
mammography
density
single nucleotide polymorphism
brca1
brca2
risk
stratified
cost-effective
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar04110

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https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar04110

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