Open AccessLifetime and 5 years risk of breast cancer and attributable risk factor according to Gail model in Iranian women
Author(s) -
Abolfazl Mohammadbeigi,
Narges Mohammadsalehi,
Razieh Valizadeh,
Zeinab Momtaheni,
Mohsen Mokhtari,
Hossein Ansari
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.160020
Subject(s) - breast cancer , medicine , menarche , demography , body mass index , obstetrics , risk factor , gynecology , family history , risk factors for breast cancer , cancer , sociology
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancers in women worldwide and in Iran. It is expected to account for 29% of all new cancers in women at 2015. This study aimed to assess the 5 years and lifetime risk of breast cancer according to Gail model, and to evaluate the effect of other additional risk factors on the Gail risk.