title: Breast cancer risk assessment using the Gail model: a Turkish study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted to determine risk of developing of breast cancer among Turkish women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using a descriptive and cross-sectional approach, data were collected from 231 women. Breast cancer risk was calculated using the National Cancer Institute's on-line verson of called as the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool or the Gail Risk Assesment Tool.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average age of women was 45.0±8.06 years. It was revealed that 6.1% of participants reported having first degree relatives who had had breast cancer, with only four women having more than one first-degree relative affected (1.7%). The mean five-year breast cancer risk for all women was 0.88±0.91%, and 7.4% of women had a five-year breast cancer risk >1.66% in this study. Mean lifetime breast cancer risk up to age 90 years was 9.3±5.2%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The breast cancer risk assessment tool can help in the clinical management of patient seeking advice concerning screening and prevention. Healthcare providers in Turkey can use this approach to estimate an individual's probability of developing breast cancer.
authors: Department of Nursing, School of Health, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey E-mail : nerbil@odu.edu.tr, nulufererbil@gmail.com.
authors: Nulufer
authors: N
authors: Erbil
authors: Nursel
authors: N
authors: Dundar
authors: Cigdem
authors: C
authors: Inan
authors: Nurgul
authors: N
authors: Bolukbas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015233:Models, Statistical; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology