Actor Olivia Munn was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, she announced Wednesday. Munn, 43, said that her Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Score, calculated by her doctor, 'saved' her life. Here's what to know.
Korin Miller is a health and lifestyle journalist who has been published in The Washington Post, Prevention, SELF, Women's Health, The Bump, and Yahoo, among other outlets.Munn said she was "saved" by her doctor who decided to calculate her Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Score.
That biopsy showed that Munn had Luminal B breast cancer, a subtype of breast cancer. Luminal B tumors are less common than Luminal A tumors, and tend to grow faster and have a worse prognosis.Munn, who had her double mastectomy 30 days after her biopsy, said she's lucky that the cancer was caught "with enough time that had options."
Each tool is slightly different and scores can vary between models, but they can generally give you estimates of your breast cancer risk based on different combinations questions about your personal medical history, reproductive history, and family history., an oncologist in the Department of Breast Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine at Moffitt Cancer Center. Because of that, some doctors may calculate your risk from both tools to ensure a more well-rounded sense of your risk.
Though the tool may be helpful for many women, it cannot accurately estimate a woman's breast cancer risk if she is carrying a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, has previously had invasive orYour Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Score is given in the form of percentages that break down your five- or 10-year risk of developing breast cancer, along with your lifetime risk of developing the disease.
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