Long-term follow-up of isolated pathologic, thermographic, and physiologic abnormalities preceding breast cancer.
Breast cancer risk assessment and prevention requires careful and regularly planned follow-up by appropriate protocols such as those suggested by the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Working Group. In this article we comment on the strengths and limitations of breast cancer risk assessment.
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Pedro F
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Department of Breast Surgery and Gynecologic Oncology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D013817:Thermography; D016387:Women's Health