breast Flashcards
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Q
Reasons to get ANNUAL breast MRI’s?
A
- Lifetime risk of breast cancer greater than 20%
- Known BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation
- Untested woman with a first-degree relative with a BRCA mutation
- Prior chest radiation therapy between the ages of 10 and 30 years
- Genetic diseases such as Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Cowden syndrome, or Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome (or existence of one of these syndromes in first-degree relatives)
