[Primary and secondary prevention for women at high risk for breast cancer]

Rev Med Liege. 2011 May-Jun;66(5-6):245-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Many factors determine a woman's risk of breast cancer; some genetic are related to family history, others are based on personal factors such reproductive and medical history. A high-risk woman must benefit of a specific screening regimen including breast examination, mammography, ultrasonography and contrast material-enhanced magnetic resonance. But she can also benefit of chemo prevention or/and risk-reducing surgery such bilateral prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy and bilateral prophylactic mastectomy.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / genetics
  • Breast Neoplasms / prevention & control*
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Humans
  • Primary Prevention*
  • Risk Reduction Behavior
  • Secondary Prevention*