Table 1: Detection/Induction Ratios for Breast Cancer Incidence by Age Group (from Law et al. 2007).
No Family History |
Positive Family History (index patient diagnosed between 30 and 39 years of age) |
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Age at Exposure (years) |
EAR (Preston) | NRPB-2003 | EAR (Preston) | NRPB-2003 |
25-29 | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
30-34 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 18 | 16 |
35-39 | 10 | 7.0 | 50 | 34 |
40-44 | 25 | 13 | 87 | 46 |
45-49 | 56 | 24 | 124 | 53 |
Assumptions: Based on 4.5 mGy mean glandular dose, two views, annual screening. Abbreviations and references: EAR – excess absolute risk model (as apposed to the ERR – excess relative risk); NRPB – National Radiation Protection Board11; Preston – from an international pooled analysis by Preston et al.12