A Validated Risk Prediction Model for Breast Cancer in US Black Women.
Julie R PalmerGary R ZirpoliKimberly A BertrandTracy BattagliaLeslie BernsteinChristine B AmbrosoneElisa V BanderaMelissa A TroesterLynn RosenbergRuth M PfeifferLudovic TrinquartPublished in: Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (2021)
Discriminatory accuracy of the new model was similar to that of the most frequently used questionnaire-based breast cancer risk prediction models in White women, suggesting that effective risk stratification for Black women is now possible. This model may be especially valuable for risk stratification of young Black women, who are below the ages at which breast cancer screening is typically begun.