Family history of breast cancer ?
• Personal history or family history of the breast cancer gene BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 • Personal history of radiation therapy to the chest between the ages of 10 and 30 years • Lifetime risk of breast cancer scored at 20%-25% or greater, based on one of several accepted risk assessment tools that look at family history and other factors. This category often requires consultation with a genetic counselor who can assess breast cancer risk using various computer models.
• Personal history or family history of the breast cancer gene BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 • Personal history of radiation therapy to the chest between the ages of 10 and 30 years • Lifetime risk of breast cancer scored at 20%-25% or greater, based on one of several accepted risk assessment tools that look at family history and other factors. This category often requires consultation with a genetic counselor who can assess breast cancer risk using various computer models. What will happen to my old breast films if I have a digital mammogram? We will keep the prior film mammograms in the patient?s X-ray jacket. Some of these prior studies will be converted to digital images in order to make it easier for the radiologist to compare them to the new study. Does it make a difference what type of radiologist reads your mammograms? At the UMMC Breast Center, all breast imaging studies (mammograms, breast ultrasounds and breast MRI) are interpreted by board-certified radiologists who are subspecialized i
