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family history of breast cancer

MedGen UID:
687831
•Concept ID:
C1261325
•
Finding
Synonyms: Family history of breast cancer; Family History of Breast Cancer; Family history of malignant neoplasm of breast; Family History of Malignant Neoplasm of Breast
SNOMED CT: Family history of malignant neoplasm of breast (429740004); Family history of breast cancer (429740004)

Definition

A history of a first-degree family member with breast cancer. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVfamily history of breast cancer

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of women with BRCA mutation.
Depypere H
Climacteric 2023 Jun;26(3):235-239. Epub 2023 Apr 3 doi: 10.1080/13697137.2023.2189583. PMID: 37011662
An updated review of epidemiology, risk factors, and management of male breast cancer.
Khan NAJ, Tirona M
Med Oncol 2021 Mar 15;38(4):39. doi: 10.1007/s12032-021-01486-x. PMID: 33721121
The Role of Genetic Testing in Patients With Breast Cancer: A Review.
Valencia OM, Samuel SE, Viscusi RK, Riall TS, Neumayer LA, Aziz H
JAMA Surg 2017 Jun 1;152(6):589-594. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0552. PMID: 28423155

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Extending the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium Model of Invasive Breast Cancer.
Gard CC, Tice JA, Miglioretti DL, Sprague BL, Bissell MCS, Henderson LM, Kerlikowske K
J Clin Oncol 2024 Mar 1;42(7):779-789. Epub 2023 Nov 17 doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.02470. PMID: 37976443Free PMC Article
Association between allostatic load and breast cancer risk: a cohort study.
Guan Y, Shen J, Lu J, Fuemmeler BF, Shock LS, Zhao H
Breast Cancer Res 2023 Dec 19;25(1):155. doi: 10.1186/s13058-023-01754-w. PMID: 38115125Free PMC Article
Family History of Breast Cancer and Mammographic Breast Density in Premenopausal Women.
Han Y, Moore JX, Colditz GA, Toriola AT
JAMA Netw Open 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e2148983. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.48983. PMID: 35175341Free PMC Article
Breast Cancer Knowledge and Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Female University Students, Gaza.
Abo Al-Shiekh SS, Ibrahim MA, Alajerami YS
ScientificWorldJournal 2021;2021:6640324. Epub 2021 Apr 27 doi: 10.1155/2021/6640324. PMID: 34007246Free PMC Article
Hereditary breast cancer.
Ormiston W
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 1996 Mar;5(1):13-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.1996.tb00200.x. PMID: 8715465

Diagnosis

Association between allostatic load and breast cancer risk: a cohort study.
Guan Y, Shen J, Lu J, Fuemmeler BF, Shock LS, Zhao H
Breast Cancer Res 2023 Dec 19;25(1):155. doi: 10.1186/s13058-023-01754-w. PMID: 38115125Free PMC Article
Breast Cancer Knowledge and Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Female University Students, Gaza.
Abo Al-Shiekh SS, Ibrahim MA, Alajerami YS
ScientificWorldJournal 2021;2021:6640324. Epub 2021 Apr 27 doi: 10.1155/2021/6640324. PMID: 34007246Free PMC Article
Molecular Testing in Breast Cancer.
Litton JK, Burstein HJ, Turner NC
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2019 Jan;39:e1-e7. Epub 2019 May 17 doi: 10.1200/EDBK_237715. PMID: 31099622
Bilateral breast cancers.
Narod SA
Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2014 Mar;11(3):157-66. Epub 2014 Feb 4 doi: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2014.3. PMID: 24492834
Hereditary breast cancer.
Ormiston W
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 1996 Mar;5(1):13-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.1996.tb00200.x. PMID: 8715465

Therapy

Global guidelines for breast cancer screening: A systematic review.
Ren W, Chen M, Qiao Y, Zhao F
Breast 2022 Aug;64:85-99. Epub 2022 Apr 19 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2022.04.003. PMID: 35636342Free PMC Article
An updated review of epidemiology, risk factors, and management of male breast cancer.
Khan NAJ, Tirona M
Med Oncol 2021 Mar 15;38(4):39. doi: 10.1007/s12032-021-01486-x. PMID: 33721121
MRI versus mammography for breast cancer screening in women with familial risk (FaMRIsc): a multicentre, randomised, controlled trial.
Saadatmand S, Geuzinge HA, Rutgers EJT, Mann RM, de Roy van Zuidewijn DBW, Zonderland HM, Tollenaar RAEM, Lobbes MBI, Ausems MGEM, van 't Riet M, Hooning MJ, Mares-Engelberts I, Luiten EJT, Heijnsdijk EAM, Verhoef C, Karssemeijer N, Oosterwijk JC, Obdeijn IM, de Koning HJ, Tilanus-Linthorst MMA; FaMRIsc study group
Lancet Oncol 2019 Aug;20(8):1136-1147. Epub 2019 Jun 17 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30275-X. PMID: 31221620
Hormones and breast cancer.
ESHRE Capri Workshop Group
Hum Reprod Update 2004 Jul-Aug;10(4):281-93. Epub 2004 Jun 10 doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmh025. PMID: 15192054
Chemoprevention of breast cancer.
Powles TJ, Davey J, McKinna A
Acta Oncol 1989;28(6):865-7. doi: 10.3109/02841868909092321. PMID: 2692649

Prognosis

Association between allostatic load and breast cancer risk: a cohort study.
Guan Y, Shen J, Lu J, Fuemmeler BF, Shock LS, Zhao H
Breast Cancer Res 2023 Dec 19;25(1):155. doi: 10.1186/s13058-023-01754-w. PMID: 38115125Free PMC Article
A Review of the Epidemiology of Breast Cancer in Asia: Focus on Risk Factors.
Youn HJ, Han W
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2020 Apr 1;21(4):867-880. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2020.21.4.867. PMID: 32334446Free PMC Article
Molecular Testing in Breast Cancer.
Litton JK, Burstein HJ, Turner NC
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2019 Jan;39:e1-e7. Epub 2019 May 17 doi: 10.1200/EDBK_237715. PMID: 31099622
Male Breast Cancer: Epidemiology and Risk Factors.
Abdelwahab Yousef AJ
Semin Oncol 2017 Aug;44(4):267-272. Epub 2017 Nov 9 doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2017.11.002. PMID: 29526255
Bilateral breast cancer.
Fracchia AA, Borgen PI
Semin Surg Oncol 1991 Sep-Oct;7(5):300-5. doi: 10.1002/ssu.2980070513. PMID: 1775816

Clinical prediction guides

Association between allostatic load and breast cancer risk: a cohort study.
Guan Y, Shen J, Lu J, Fuemmeler BF, Shock LS, Zhao H
Breast Cancer Res 2023 Dec 19;25(1):155. doi: 10.1186/s13058-023-01754-w. PMID: 38115125Free PMC Article
Global guidelines for breast cancer screening: A systematic review.
Ren W, Chen M, Qiao Y, Zhao F
Breast 2022 Aug;64:85-99. Epub 2022 Apr 19 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2022.04.003. PMID: 35636342Free PMC Article
Breast Cancer Knowledge and Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Female University Students, Gaza.
Abo Al-Shiekh SS, Ibrahim MA, Alajerami YS
ScientificWorldJournal 2021;2021:6640324. Epub 2021 Apr 27 doi: 10.1155/2021/6640324. PMID: 34007246Free PMC Article
An updated review of epidemiology, risk factors, and management of male breast cancer.
Khan NAJ, Tirona M
Med Oncol 2021 Mar 15;38(4):39. doi: 10.1007/s12032-021-01486-x. PMID: 33721121
Molecular Testing in Breast Cancer.
Litton JK, Burstein HJ, Turner NC
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2019 Jan;39:e1-e7. Epub 2019 May 17 doi: 10.1200/EDBK_237715. PMID: 31099622

Recent systematic reviews

Family history and breast cancer risk for Asian women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wang H, MacInnis RJ, Li S
BMC Med 2023 Jul 3;21(1):239. doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-02950-3. PMID: 37400822Free PMC Article
Global guidelines for breast cancer screening: A systematic review.
Ren W, Chen M, Qiao Y, Zhao F
Breast 2022 Aug;64:85-99. Epub 2022 Apr 19 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2022.04.003. PMID: 35636342Free PMC Article
The association between prognosis of breast cancer and first-degree family history of breast or ovarian cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Song JL, Chen C, Yuan JP, Sun SR
Fam Cancer 2017 Jul;16(3):339-349. doi: 10.1007/s10689-017-9969-x. PMID: 28176206
Mixed method systematic review: the relationship between breast cancer risk perception and health-protective behaviour in women with family history of breast cancer.
Paalosalo-Harris K, Skirton H
J Adv Nurs 2017 Apr;73(4):760-774. Epub 2016 Oct 12 doi: 10.1111/jan.13158. PMID: 27653812
Oral contraceptives and family history of breast cancer.
Gaffield ME, Culwell KR, Ravi A
Contraception 2009 Oct;80(4):372-80. Epub 2009 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.04.010. PMID: 19751860

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