Cancer risk assessments for Cancer care
Cancer risk assessments are comprehensive evaluations involving medical, psychosocial, and family history to assess the likelihood of cancer risk and identify the need for genetic testing, accompanied by education and counselling on familial and hereditary cancer risks.
What is a cancer risk assessment?
A cancer risk assessment is a process of evaluating the likelihood of developing cancer based on personal and family history, genetic factors, environmental exposures, and lifestyle habits. A cancer risk assessment can help identify people who may benefit from genetic counselling and testing, screening, prevention, or early detection strategies.
How is a cancer risk assessment done?
There are different tools and models that can be used to estimate cancer risk for specific populations or types of cancer. For example, the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT) is an online calculator that estimates a woman’s risk of developing invasive breast cancer over the next 5 years and up to age 90 based on her personal medical and reproductive history and the history of breast cancer among her first-degree relatives.
Medical centres with this test:
Breast Surgeon in London - Mr Kelvin Chong
Cromwell Road, London ,SW5
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