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NCI: Breast Cancer Risk Calculater 1.usa.gov/11VK5pw can help with discussion with physician about genetic testing #abcdrbchat


T7 NCI: Breast Cancer Risk Calculator: 1.usa.gov/11VK5pw can help discussion with your physician about BRCA testing #abcdrbchat


T6 US Preventive services task force recommends starting age 50 and every 2 years; NCI recommends start age 40 every 1 to 2 yrs. #abcdrbchat


T5 annual incidence of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy surged 150% in 2010 #abcdrbchat


T5 2008 study in Int Journal of Cancer showed about 36% of BRCA+ patients choose to have both breast removed #abcdrbchat


T4 USPSTF recommendations for who should get Tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer bit.ly/12rfBgE #abcdrbchat


T4 Tamoxifen approved by US FDA for breast cancer prevention but also incr risk of stroke, clots, endometrial Ca #abcdrbchat


T3 US preventative Task Force Recommendations for who should get BRCA testing bit.ly/17ztMkn #abcdrbchat


T2 increased Exposure to estrogens: early menstruation, late menopause, late pregnancy or never being pregnant #abcdrbchat


T1 Breast cancer second most common type of cancer in American women #abcdrbchat


Hi, I'm Dr. Brian Lau from University of California San Francisco, a resident doing rotation with ABC news med unit #abcdrbchat


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