Fill Out Our Family Cancer History Chart For Three Generations With Your Family's Help. Help Determine If You Will Need Special Testing Or Monitoring For Breast Cancer.
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Jun 25, 2013 · This guideline covers care for people with a family history of breast, ovarian or another related (prostate or pancreatic) cancer. It aims to improve the long-term health of these families by describing strategies to reduce the risk of and promote early detection of breast cancer (including genetic testing and mammography).
Family history of breast cancer and inherited genes. Some people have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than the general population because other members of their family have had particular cancers. This is called a family history of cancer.
The Cancer Research UK website has information entitled Family history of breast cancer and inherited genes. The Macmillan Cancer Support website has information entitled Family history, genes and cancer risk. Explain the principles of breast awareness.
Using data from the Generations Study, a cohort of over 113,000 women from the general UK population, we analyzed breast cancer risk in relation to first-degree family history using a family history score (FHS) that takes account of the expected number of family cases based on the family’s age-structure and national cancer incidence rates. Results.
If you’re concerned about your family history of breast cancer, you may be eligible for a family history risk assessment. This assessment will be able to tell you, based on your family history, what your risk of developing breast cancer may be.
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FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER: MANAGING YOUR RISK. ABOUT THIS BOOKLET. This booklet is for anyone who has an increased risk of developing breast cancer. This includes people who have inherited an altered gene that increases their risk.
