“Options other than mastectomy include high risk surveillance and risk reduction. Surveillance is a combination of monthly self breast exam, annual mammography and whole breast screening ultrasound, annual breast MRI, and biannual clinical breast exam.” SelfWholeRiskCombinationBreastsSurveillanceReductionAnnualsExamScreeningClinicalsHigh RiskMriMastectomyUltrasounds Author:Kristi Funk
“Risk reduction for BRCA2 carriers includes taking tamoxifen. Removing ovaries prior to age 40 drops breast cancer risk in half. Ovarian cancer surveillance is unfortunately inadequate at early detection, but birth control pills reduce ovarian cancer incidence up to 60%.” AgeHalfRiskBirthCancerBreastsPillsSurveillanceInadequateReductionBreast CancerBirth ControlCarrierDetectionIncidenceOvariesOvarian CancerBirth Control Pills Author:Kristi Funk
