The Rational Clinical Examination
David L. Simel, Drummond Rennie
Breast Cancer
Mary B. Barton, Kathryn A. Myers
Make the Diagnosis: Breast Cancer
Topics Discussed:
breast cancer, breast neoplasm screening, criterion standard comparisons (diagnostic tests), likelihood ratio, make the diagnosis, prior probability, screening recommendations, women's health
Excerpt:
"The risk of breast cancer increases as a function of age. The lifetime
risk for US women is 12%. The annual risk is shown in Table 8-9...."
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