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Your Risk of Breast Cancer:
What's Age Got to Do with It?
Presented Live: Tuesday, May 26, 2009
6:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Ingrid M. Meszoely, M.D.
Clinical Director, Vanderbilt Breast Center
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Email your questions to: patientpower@vanderbilt.edu

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Based on what you see in magazines, on television and advertising, you might think that the average women with breast cancer is a mom in her 30s with young children. You'd be wrong. Although breast cancer can and does occur in younger women, the most common risk factor -- other than being female -- is simply the passage of time. In fact, the median age at diagnosis of breast cancer is 61, meaning half the women diagnosed are younger and half are older. Screening mammography is not recommended until age 40, again for most women. Still, some women do face a higher risk of breast cancer due to family history, and among those women, earlier surveillance and management may be warranted.

Confused yet? You aren't alone. Understanding your own risk of breast cancer, following the recommended guidelines for screening, and navigating your risk if in fact it is elevated can be confusing. Join Dr. Ingrid Meszoely, clinical director of the Vanderbilt Breast Center and director of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center's High-Risk Breast Cancer Clinic and Ronda Conley, a high risk patient keeping a close eye on her health through preventative screenings, for this interactive webcast.  Together, they will talk about the risks of breast cancer, discuss what women of both average and elevated risk should do to protect themselves and answer your questions.