Open AccessAdherence to the 2020 American Cancer Society Guideline for Cancer Prevention and risk of breast cancer for women at increased familial and genetic risk in the Breast Cancer Family Registry: an evaluation of the weight, physical activity, and alcohol consumption recommendations
Author(s) -
Ashley M. Geczik,
Jennifer S. Ferris,
Mary Beth Terry,
Irene L. Andrulis,
Saundra S. Buys,
Mary B. Daly,
John L. Hopper,
Esther M. John,
Allison W. Kurian,
Melissa C. Southey,
Yuyan Liao,
Jeanine M. Genkinger
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
breast cancer research and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.908
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1573-7217
pISSN - 0167-6806
DOI - 10.1007/s10549-022-06656-7
Subject(s) - breast cancer , medicine , family history , cancer , hazard ratio , oncology , guideline , gynecology , cancer prevention , body mass index , obstetrics , confidence interval , pathology
The American Cancer Society (ACS) published an updated Guideline for Cancer Prevention (ACS Guideline) in 2020. Research suggests that adherence to the 2012 ACS Guideline might lower breast cancer risk, but there is limited evidence that this applies to women at increased familial and genetic risk of breast cancer.