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Table 2 Cumulative risks (in %) and 95% confidence intervals (in parentheses) for contralateral breast cancer depending on age at first breast cancer observed in relatives of index patients.

From: The risk of contralateral breast cancer in patients from BRCA1/2 negative high risk families as compared to patients from BRCA1 or BRCA2 positive families: a retrospective cohort study

 

BRCA1

BRCA2

BRCA negative

Age at first breast cancer < 40 years

   

5 years after first breast cancer

14.1 (10.1-18.0)

2.9 (0.0-6.3)

4.8 (2.6-6.9)

10 years after first breast cancer

30.1 (24.0-36.2)

18.2 (7.9-28.5)

10.6 (6.8-14.4)

15 years after first breast cancer

40.8 (33.2-48.3)

20.9 (9.7-32.1)

15.3 (10.4-20.3)

25 years after first breast cancer

55.1 (45.4-64.9)

38.4 (18.5-58.2)

28.4 (20.5-36.3)

Age at first breast cancer 40-49 years

   

5 years after first breast cancer

9.2 (5.8-12.5)

6.9 (2.7-11.1)

4.2 (2.9-5.5)

10 years after first breast cancer

16.7 (11.7-21.7)

13.4 (7.0-19.8)

8.4 (6.3-10.5)

15 years after first breast cancer

23.2 (16.9-29.6)

22.0 (12.1-31.9)

10.7 (8.1-13.3)

25 years after first breast cancer

44.5 (33.2-55.7)

40.5 (22.4-58.6)

18.1 (13.9-22.3)

Age at first breast cancer ≥ 50 years

   

5 years after first breast cancer

7.1 (3.8-10.5)

3.5 (0.9-6.1)

3.6 (2.7-4.5)

10 years after first breast cancer

11.4 (6.5-16.3)

10.4 (4.9-16.0)

5.5 (4.3-6.7)

15 years after first breast cancer

18.7 (11.0-26.3)

15.5 (7.8-23.3)

8.1 (6.3-9.9)

25 years after first breast cancer

21.6 (12.3-30.8)

15.5 (7.8-23.3)

12.9 (8.9-17.0)

Total

   

5 years after first breast cancer

10.4 (8.3-12.5)

4.5 (2.5-6.5)

3.9 (3.2-4.6)

10 years after first breast cancer

20.4 (17.1-23.7)

13.2 (9.2-17.2)

7.1 (6.0-8.2)

15 years after first breast cancer

28.7 (24.4-32.9)

19.0 (13.5-24.4)

9.9 (8.5-11.4)

25 years after first breast cancer

44.1 (37.6-50.6)

33.5 (22.4-44.7)

17.2 (14.5-19.9)