A 43-year-old woman asks about breast cancer screening. She has no breast symptoms, no pathogenic BRCA variant, and no chest radiation history. Her

Question

A 43-year-old woman asks about breast cancer screening. She has no breast symptoms, no pathogenic BRCA variant, and no chest radiation history. Her mother developed breast cancer at age 77. Which of the following is the most appropriate screening recommendation?

Accepted Answer

Offer biennial screening mammography

Answer

Recommend prophylactic mastectomy

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Order annual breast MRI as the screening test

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Defer mammography until age 55

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Perform CA 15-3 testing annually

Breast cancer screening — USMLE Step 3 MCQ

A 43-year-old woman asks about breast cancer screening. She has no breast symptoms, no pathogenic BRCA variant, and no chest radiation history. Her mother developed breast cancer at age 77. Which of the following is the most appropriate screening recommendation?