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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 19.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2013 Jan 31;22(4):728–735. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-12-1280

Table 2.

Prevalence of participants meeting USPSTF increased-risk family history patterns

USPSTF Increased-risk family history pattern All participantsa (n = 2,524) % Participants without breast cancer (n = 2,087) %
Any pattern 5.9 5.0
Two first-degree relatives with breast cancer, at least 1 relative under age 50 1.4 0.9
Three or more first- or second-degree relatives with breast cancer at any age 1.8 1.4
Both breast and ovarian cancer among first- and second-degree relatives 2.6 2.3
A first-degree relative with bilateral breast cancer 1.1 1.0
Two or more first- or second-degree relatives with ovarian cancer any age 0.8 0.8
A first- or second-degree relative with both breast and ovarian cancer 0.2 0.2
Male relative with breast cancer 0.5 0.5
Any 2 patterns 1.5 1.1
Any 3 or more patterns 0.6 0.5
Jewish pattern 0.4 0.3

NOTE: All prevalence estimates are weighted to account for the oversampling of high and elevated objective risk group.

a

Includes participants with a personal history of breast cancer considered from the perspective of a hypothetical unaffected sister.