breast

Question 1

Reasons to get ANNUAL breast MRI’s?

Answer 1

• Lifetime risk of breast cancer greater than 20%
• Known BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation
• Untested woman with a first-degree relative with a BRCA mutation
• Prior chest radiation therapy between the ages of 10 and 30 years
• Genetic diseases such as Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Cowden syndrome, or Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome (or existence of one of these syndromes in first-degree relatives)