breast cancer risk assessment

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Hi all:

thought I should send the below link to you.

It is information on a couple of different models of

breast cancer risk assessment. They are used

primarily to determine if you are at a high enough

elevated risk that you should consider taking

tamoxifen as a preventive drug.

Please remember though, even if you get a low score,

there is only one true risk factor: BEING FEMALE.

That's right, most of us that get breast cancer have

NONE of the normal risk factors, especially family

history. So, if you are over 40, get your mammograms

at least every other year, preferably every year. And

if you are over 50, male or female, get a colonoscopy

too! They aren't that big a deal and will actually

PREVENT colon cancer by removing polyps before they

" turn bad. "

Here's the breast cancer risk site:

http://www.intouchlive.com/home/frames.htm?http://www.intouchlive.com/cancergene\

tics/gail.htm & 3

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