Mammography screening and genetic disposition to radiation risk

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EditorialMammography screening and genetic disposition to radiation riskK FaulknerK FaulknerQuality Assurance Reference Centre, Unit 9 Kingfisher Way, Silverlink Business Park, Wallsend NE28 9ND, UKSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:5 Mar 2014https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr/79950074SectionsPDF/EPUBFull Text ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail About"Mammography screening and genetic disposition to radiation risk." The British Journal of Radiology, 80(956), pp. 591–592 References 1 Sauven P. Guidelines for the management of women at increased familial risk of breast cancer. Eur J Cancer 2004;40:653–65. Crossref Medline ISI, Google Scholar2 www.womenscancercenter.com (accessed 3 January 2007) Google Scholar3 Antoniou AC, Pharoah PD, Narod S, Risch HA, Eyfjord JE, Hopper JC, et al. Average risks of breast and ovarian cancer associated with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations detected in case series unselected for family history: a combined analysis of 22 studies. Am J Hum Genet 2003;72:1117–30. Crossref Medline ISI, Google Scholar4 Andrieu N, Easton DF, Chang-Claude J, Rookus MA, Brohet R, Cardis E, et al. Effect of chest x-rays on the risk of breast cancer among BRCA1/2 mutation carriers in the international BRCA1/2 carrier cohort study: a report from the EMBRACE, GENEPSO, GEO-HEBON and IBCCS collaborators group. J Clin Oncol 2006;24:3361–6. Crossref Medline ISI, Google Scholar5 Rajan JV, Marquis ST, Gardiger HP, Chodosh LA. Developmental expression of BRCA2 co-localizes with BRCA1 and is associated with proliferation and differentiation in multiple issues. Dev Biol 1997;18:385–401. Crossref ISI, Google Scholar6 Russo J, Russo IH. Molecular basis of breast cancer, prevention and treatment. Berlin: Springer-Verley, 2004: 147 Google Scholar7 National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Familial breast cancer. NICE clinical guideline 41. London: NICE, October 2006 Google Scholar8 Preston DL, Mattsson A, Holmberg E, Shore R, Hildreth NG, Boice JD, Jr. Radiation effects on breast cancer; a meta-analysis of eight cohorts. Radiat Res 2002;158:220–35. Crossref Medline ISI, Google Scholar9 Law J, Faulkner K, Young KC. A comparison of risk factors for induction of breast cancer by x-rays. Br J Radiol 2007. 80:261–6. Google Scholar10 National Health Service Breast Screening Programme. Screening for breast cancer in England; past and future. NHSBSP publication 61. Sheffield, UK: NHSBSP, 2006 Google Scholar11 Narod SA, Lubinsh J, Ghadirian I, Lynch HT, Moller P, Foulkes WD. Screening mammography and risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: a case control study. Lancet Oncol 2006;7:402–6. Crossref Medline ISI, Google Scholar12 The Times, 27 June 2006 Google Scholar Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byBJR review of the year — 200728 January 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 81, No. 964Revised fundamental recommendations on radiological protectionNuclear Medicine Communications, Vol. 29, No. 4 Volume 80, Issue 956August 2007Pages: 591-e192 © The British Institute of Radiology History ReceivedOctober 20,2006RevisedFebruary 27,2007AcceptedFebruary 27,2007Published onlineMarch 05,2014 Metrics Download PDF