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What purpose does predicting a womans future risk for breast cancer serve if a risk estimate is only accurate for a womans current age?

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What purpose does predicting a womans future risk for breast cancer serve if a risk estimate is only accurate for a womans current age?

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Her Gail risk should be accurate by future ages if none of her risk factors change and if the incidence of breast cancer in the population does not change.