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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Nurs. 2009 Jul–Aug;32(4):299. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e31819deab0

Table 2.

Breast Cancer Risk Factor Profiles by Perceived Risk Category

Factors Affecting Risk Below-to-Average (n=5)
n %
Slightly Elevated (n=13)
n %
Moderate-to-High (n=14)
n %
Women with >1 affected FDR 3 (60) 3 (23) 10 (71)
Women with affected mom 2 (40) 0 - 8 (57)
Women with a sister dx. < age 50 4 (80) 8 (62) 9 (64)
Gail Model risk estimates
  <1.7 1 (20) 4 (31) 5 (36)
  1.7–5.0 4 (80) 6 (46) 5 (36)
  >5.0 0 - 3 (23) 4 (29)
Negative BRCA 1/2 genetic testing in family 2 (40) 1 (8) 3 (21)
Prophylactic mastectomy 1 (20) 0 - 1 (7)
Anti-estrogen use 0 - 3 (23) 1 (7)