A team of British researchers has developed a new model that reliably predicts a woman`s likelihood of developing and then dying of breast cancer within a decade. The study, published in The Lancet Digital Health, analysed anonymised data from 11.6 million women aged 20-90 from 2000 to 2020.

All of these women had no prior history of breast cancer, or the precancerous condition called `ductal carcinoma in situ`, or DCIS. Identifying women at the highest risk of deadly cancers could improve screening. These women could be invited to start screening earlier, be invited for more frequent screenings, or be screened with different types of imaging.