Breast cancer risk assessment among Bahraini women

ABSTRACT

To estimate breast cancer risk among Bahraini women aged 35 years and older attending primary healthcare centers. Primary healthcare centers. Cross sectional descriptive study. One hundred seventy-two women aged 35 years and older were assessed for the risk of invasive breast cancer risk using the modified Gail model. The study was performed from 1 February to 31 May 2005. A questionnaire was used to collect information on five years and lifetime breast cancer risks. Four percent of the women had a high risk [breast cancer making them eligible for breast cancer health prevention strategies. A mean of 5 years risk [0.7% +/- 0.37] and a mean of lifetime risk [9.3% +/- 3.0] were computed. Four percent of the women aged breast cancer risk based on the Gail model which makes these women eligible for preventive strategies and close follow-up by specialists in the field