Gail Risk Model

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A computer program developed through the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel project. Estimates risk of breast cancer based upon current age, age at menarche, age at first live birth, number of first-degree relatives who have had breast cancer, number of breast biopsies, and number of biopsies with atypical hyperplasia. Results are presented as risk of breast cancer, as a percentage, within the next five years or over a lifetime.

**Synonyms:** - Breast Cancer Gail Model - Breast Cancer Gail Model Risk Assessment Tool - Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool - Gail model - Gail risk model