Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Lynn Messersmith
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine,
Jefferson St, Kirksville, Missouri
Tanzania
Research Article
Utilization of the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool in the Identification
and Screening of Women at Increased Risk of Breast Cancer
Author(s): Lynn Messersmith, Jonas Singer and Gemma CiesemierLynn Messersmith, Jonas Singer and Gemma Ciesemier
Objective: The average woman in the US has a 12.5% lifetime risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer. The key to survival is early diagnosis and treatment, which is why several guidelines currently recommend women at high risk be screened with breast MRI in addition to annual mammography. This study uses the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT) to identify high-risk women and evaluate the utilization of breast MRI in a rural teaching hospital.
Method: A retrospective chart review of 1,144 patients who received mammography or breast MRI in a sixmonth period. Males, women <35 years, women >85 years, and women previously diagnosed with breast cancer were excluded. The BCRAT was used to calculate each patient’s 5-year and lifetime risk of being diagnosed ≥ with19. Breast-cancer Patients with 5% lifetime risk were determined t.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0420.1000259