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Breast Cancer Risk Profile
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Choose an option on the left:
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AGE GROUP
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20-34
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35-49
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49-59
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Over 60
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ETHNICITY
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Primarily East Indian or Oriental
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Primarily African
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Primarily Caucasian
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Mixed
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PERSONAL OR FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER
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None
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Mother or sister with postmenopausal breast cancer
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Mother or sister with premenopausal breast cancer
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Personal history of cancer in one breast
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AGE WHEN FIRST CHILD WAS BORN
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Less than 20 yrs
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20 to 30 yrs
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Over 30 yrs
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No children
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PREVIOUS BREAST BIOPSY
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No previous biopsy
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Cysts, fibrosis or hyperplasia
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Sclerosing adenosis, papilloma
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Atypical hyperplasia
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Carcinoma-in-situ
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TOTAL POINTS
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If your total is under 100:
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Your risk of breast cancer is low. However, you should still examine your breast for lumps once a month. Also, get your weight down if overweight; keep fit and eat a low-fat diet with lots of fruit and vegetables.
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If your total is 100-149:
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Your risk of breast cancer is moderately high. You should carefully examine your breast for lumps once a month, and if over 45, have a mammogram every year. Also, get your weight down if overweight; keep fit and eat a low-fat diet with lots of fruit and vegetables.
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If your total is 150 or higher:
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Your risk of breast cancer is high. You should carefully examine your breast for lumps once a month, and if over 40, have a mammogram every year. Have a gynaecological examination every year. Also, get your weight down if overweight; keep fit and eat a low-fat diet with lots of fruit and vegetables.
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If your total is 200 or higher:
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Your risk of breast cancer is very high. You should carefully examine your breast for lumps once a month, and if over 40, have a mammogram every year. Have a gynaecological examination every six months. Also, get your weight down if overweight; keep fit and eat a low-fat diet with lots of fruit and vegetables.
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