Table 2

Relative risk (RR) for breast cancer (BC) by age of affected first degree female relatives

Age at diagnosis of BC in first degree relativesRR for women <50 years (95% CI)RR for women ≥ 50 years (CI)
<40 years13.5 (3.4 to 53.9)3.9 (1.8 to 8.6)
≥40 years7.8 (2.4 to 25.0)2.6 (1.8 to 3.7)