Table 3.
Reclassification of population of 100,00 women 35-79 years eligible for screening and in whom breast cancer could be detectable, under age-based or personalised screening strategies. Eligibility based on age 47 or polygenic risk equivalent to 10-year absolute risk for age 47 (2.5 percent 10-year absolute risk); England 2002-2006
| Personalised screening | Age-based screening | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Polygenic risk threshold | < 47 years | ≥ 47 years | Total |
| Population | |||
| < 2.5% | 30,276 | 19,926 | 50,202 |
| ≥ 2.5% | 4,429 | 45,368 | 49,798 |
| Total | 34,705 | 65,295 | 100,000 |
| Cases | |||
| < 2.5% | 26 | 38 | 64 |
| ≥ 2.5% | 9 | 162 | 172 |
| Total | 35 | 200 | 236 |