New Test Assesses Individual Breast Cancer Risk
MONDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Analyzing individual breast tissue for specific structural characteristics may more precisely determine a woman's risk for developing breast cancer.
In the Oct. 5 online issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers report that the more acini a woman has -- these are the sacs that produce milk -- and the larger her breast lobules, the higher the chance she will get breast cancer.
"A tremendous number of women get breast biopsies from abnormal mammograms. They number 1 to 2 million people a year in the U.S. alone," said study co-author Derek Radisky, an assistant professor of biochemistry at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. "Of these, about one-quarter have positive findings of cancer while the rest could immediately benefit from this kind of assessment."
"We have recognized for a long time that the cancer risk-assessment models we have are not perfect, particularly for individual patients, so certainly this is an approach that's very interesting. But it's not going to change anything for a woman who walks in the clinic for the next year," said Dr. Angela Bradbury, director of the Margaret Dyson Family Risk Assessment Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia.
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"The project is still in its early stages, but we are dedicated to providing people around the world with access to up-to-date advice about how they can make everyday changes that reduce their cancer risk. This is a vital part of the global fight against cancer." By The American Institute for Cancer Research
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