Kirk Judy, Brennan Meagan, Houssami Nehmet, Ung Owen
Familial Cancer Service, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales.
Aust Fam Physician. 2006 Jan-Feb;35(1-2):43-7.
This eleventh article in our series on breast disease discusses the management of a patient with a family history of breast disease. Apart from increasing age and female gender, family history is the most important risk factor for breast cancer. However, women with a family history of breast cancer often overestimate their risk of developing the disease. Much of the clinician's role is to reassure the patient and clarify the risk based on a careful assessment of the family history.
我们关于乳腺疾病系列的第十一篇文章讨论了一位有乳腺疾病家族史患者的管理。除了年龄增长和女性性别外，家族史是乳腺癌最重要的风险因素。然而，有乳腺癌家族史的女性往往高估自己患该病的风险。临床医生的很大一部分职责是安抚患者，并在仔细评估家族史的基础上明确风险。
