PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Klassen, Christine L.
AU  - Gilman, Elizabeth
AU  - Kaur, Aparna
AU  - Lester, Sara P.
AU  - Pruthi, Sandhya
TI  - Breast cancer risk evaluation for the primary care physician
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.89a.21023
DP  - 2022 Mar 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 139--146
VI  - 89
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/89/3/139.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/89/3/139.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2022 Mar 01; 89
AB  - Primary care physicians are typically the frontline clinicians who assess female patients for their risk of breast cancer, doing so by using a combination of risk algorithms and collecting personal and family medical histories. Patients found to be at increased risk of breast cancer, defined as > 20% overall lifetime risk, are candidates for enhanced screening. This review notes risk factors, determinants of risk, and a systematic approach for primary care physicians to assess and manage patients at risk of breast cancer.