TY - JOUR
T1 - Breast cancer risk evaluation for the primary care physician
AU - Klassen, Christine L.
AU - Gilman, Elizabeth
AU - Kaur, Aparna
AU - Lester, Sara P.
AU - Pruthi, Sandhya
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Primary care physicians are typically the front-line clinicians who assess female patients for their risk of breast cancer, doing so by using a combination of risk algorithms and collecting personal and family medical histories. Patients found to be at increased risk of breast cancer, defined as > 20% overall lifetime risk, are candidates for enhanced screening. This review notes risk factors, determinants of risk, and a systematic approach for primary care physicians to assess and manage patients at risk of breast cancer.
AB - Primary care physicians are typically the front-line clinicians who assess female patients for their risk of breast cancer, doing so by using a combination of risk algorithms and collecting personal and family medical histories. Patients found to be at increased risk of breast cancer, defined as > 20% overall lifetime risk, are candidates for enhanced screening. This review notes risk factors, determinants of risk, and a systematic approach for primary care physicians to assess and manage patients at risk of breast cancer.
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U2 - 10.3949/ccjm.89a.21023
DO - 10.3949/ccjm.89a.21023
M3 - Article
C2 - 35232826
AN - SCOPUS:85125601912
SN - 0891-1150
VL - 89
SP - 139
EP - 146
JO - Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine
JF - Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine
IS - 3
ER -