Open AccessAssessment of common risk factors and validation of the Gail model for breast cancer: A hospital-based study from Western India
Author(s) -
Naveen Kumar,
Vinit Singh,
Garima Mehta
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
tzu-chi medical journal/cí-jì yīxué
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.343
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2223-8956
pISSN - 1016-3190
DOI - 10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_171_19
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , population , menarche , demography , family history , risk assessment , gynecology , obstetrics , breast cancer screening , cancer , mammography , environmental health , sociology , computer science , computer security
Modified Gail Model is a noninvasive, easy to implement risk estimation tool for absolute breast cancer risk. It was developed with data collected from non African American females and further modified for African-American, the Hispanic, and Native American populations. The use of this model for population outside the US and European country is not yet validated. We evaluated the prevalent risk factors and the effectiveness of the Gail model for risk assessment in our local Indian population.