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Evaluating Breast
Cancer Risks
A family history of breast cancer
and dense breast tissue each in
crease the risk of breast cancer by at
least twofold for women in their 40s,
according to a study led by an Or
egon Health & Science University
researcher. The importance of these
two risk factors could help deter
mine when women should start hav
ing regular screening mammograms.
The study's analysis of cancer
risk for women in their 40s is at the
heart of two articles in the May 1
edition of Annals of Internal M edi
cine. One article presents the evalu
ation of risk factors that are most
relevant for women between the ages
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of 40 and 50 who would be consid
ering routine screening under cur
rent guidelines.
The second article reports how
population m odels were used to
weigh the benefits of screening
with potential dow nsides, such
as false-positive test readings that
lead to unnecessary medical pro
cedures.
The study found that women in
their 40s, who have at least double
the risk for breast cancer compared
with average-risk women, share the
same level of benefit, weighed
against the potential downsides,
from biennial screening as
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