How can a woman know what is the estimate of her lifetime risk of breast cancer?
Healthcare providers can use a number of programs to calculate a woman’s breast cancer risk. The ACS guideline provides information about three risk models. The three risk models utilize different combinations of risk factors, are derived from different data sets, and vary in the age to which they calculate cumulative breast cancer risk. As a result, they may generate different risk estimates for a given patient, so please check with your doctor.
