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Are risk estimates sensitive to variations in the age at last follow up?
Are risk estimates sensitive to variations in the age at last follow up?
- Tim Carver
Owned by Tim Carver
Last updated: May 31, 2019
Yes, in general, increasing the age at last follow up of a given family member will drive mutation carrier probabilities and cancer risks down, and vice versa. Hence, age at last follow up should always be specified.
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