{"id":2272,"date":"2024-03-15T21:21:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T22:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=2272"},"modified":"2024-03-15T22:26:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T22:26:50","slug":"what-to-know-about-breast-cancer-risk-calculators-after-olivia-munns-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=2272","title":{"rendered":"What to Know About Breast Cancer Risk Calculators After Olivia Munn\u2019s Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-1n0orw4 e1wiw3jv0\">The actress Olivia Munn credited a simple tool with helping her doctor catch the disease early. But experts cautioned that it can\u2019t give you the full picture.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">This week, the actress Olivia Munn shared that she was <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/03\/13\/arts\/olivia-munn-breast-cancer-mastectomy.html\" title>diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer<\/a> last year, and credited a risk calculator with helping her doctor catch the cancer early.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cAsk your doctor to calculate your Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Score,\u201d Ms. Munn urged the public in her post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Medical experts are enthusiastic about the spotlight on risk calculators, but they caution that the results are only rough estimates and need to be interpreted with the help of a doctor. Here\u2019s what to know.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-kypbrf eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-114fe186\">What do breast cancer risk calculators take into consideration?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">About <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acog.org\/clinical\/clinical-guidance\/practice-bulletin\/articles\/2017\/07\/breast-cancer-risk-assessment-and-screening-in-average-risk-women\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">one in eight<\/a> women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. But tools like the one Ms. Munn\u2019s doctor used can offer a more personalized picture of an individual patient\u2019s risk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">There are two main calculators: the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/bcrisktool.cancer.gov\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool<\/a>, also known as the Gail model, and the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/ibis-risk-calculator.magview.com\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tyrer-Cuzick Risk Assessment Calculator<\/a>, also called the IBIS model. Both ask users their age, race, ethnicity, family history of breast cancer, when they first started their periods, and, if they have children, how old they were when they had their first child. All of these factors can influence a person\u2019s risk of breast cancer. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The IBIS calculator also asks for information about an individual\u2019s biopsy history, breast density and the age at which any family members were diagnosed with breast cancer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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But experts cautioned that it can\u2019t give you the full picture.This week, the actress Olivia Munn shared that she was diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer last year, and credited a risk calculator with helping her doctor catch the cancer early.\u201cAsk your doctor to calculate your Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Score,\u201d Ms. Munn urged the public in her post.Medical experts are enthusiastic about the spotlight on risk calculators, but they caution that the results are only rough estimates and need to be interpreted with the help of a doctor. Here\u2019s what to know.What do breast cancer risk calculators take into consideration?About one in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. But tools like the one Ms. Munn\u2019s doctor used can offer a more personalized picture of an individual patient\u2019s risk.There are two main calculators: the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool, also known as the Gail model, and the Tyrer-Cuzick Risk Assessment Calculator, also called the IBIS model. Both ask users their age, race, ethnicity, family history of breast cancer, when they first started their periods, and, if they have children, how old they were when they had their first child. All of these factors can influence a person\u2019s risk of breast cancer. The IBIS calculator also asks for information about an individual\u2019s biopsy history, breast density and the age at which any family members were diagnosed with breast cancer.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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