Putting the risk of breast cancer in perspective
Summary points A life table constructed from national statistics on morbidity and mortality can be a valuable resource in helping patients to make decisions about their care Coordinating absolute and relative risks in a life table offers patients and doctors the opportunity to make more informed jud...
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Veröffentlicht in: | BMJ 1998-11, Vol.317 (7168), p.1307-1309 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Summary points A life table constructed from national statistics on morbidity and mortality can be a valuable resource in helping patients to make decisions about their care Coordinating absolute and relative risks in a life table offers patients and doctors the opportunity to make more informed judgments Life table analysis allows patients and doctors to estimate the cumulative probability of dying of breast cancer before a patient reaches a given age The risk of developing or dying of breast cancer should be seen in the context of other life threatening conditions For women who smoke the cumulative probability of dying of lung cancer matches that of dying of breast cancer when women reach their early 50s; this probability doubles by age 65 and triples by age 75 Cumulative incidence Recently, notices in London's underground warned that women have a 1 in 12 risk of developing breast cancer. |
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ISSN: | 0959-8138 0959-8146 1468-5833 1756-1833 |
DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.317.7168.1307 |