title: [An integrated early detection concept in women with a genetic predisposition for breast cancer].
abstract: Breast cancer is in 5% of cases due to a genetic disposition. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are by far the most common breast cancer susceptibility genes. For a woman with a genetic predisposition, the individual risk of developing breast cancer sometime in her life is between 70 and 90%. Compared to the spontaneous forms of breast cancer, woman with a genetic predisposition often develop breast cancer at a much younger age. This is why conventional screening programs on the basis of mammography alone cannot be applied without modification to this high-risk group. In this article, an integrated screening concept for women with genetic predisposition for breast cancer using breast self-examination, clinical examination, ultrasound, mammography and magnetic resonance imaging is introduced.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Klinische Radiologie, Universität, Münster.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bick
mesh_terms: D019313:BRCA1 Protein / Q000235:genetics; D024682:BRCA2 Protein; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016504:Breast Self-Examination; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008327:Mammography; D008403:Mass Screening; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012307:Risk Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary
chemical_list: D019313:BRCA1 Protein; D024682:BRCA2 Protein; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors