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Estimating the referral rate for cancer genetic assessment from a systematic review of the evidence.

British journal of cancer - 29 Jan 2007

Featherstone C, Colley A, Tucker K, Kirk J, Barton M B

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To estimate the optimal proportion of new patients diagnosed with cancer who require assessment and evaluation for familial cancer genetic risk, based on the best evidence available. We identified evidence of the patients who require assessment for familial genetic risk when diagnosed with cancer through extensive literature reviews and searches of guidelines. Epidemiological data on the distribution of cancer...

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PMID: 17242707
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603432
PMCID: PMC2360013

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