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Factors associated with genetic counseling and BRCA testing in a population-based sample of young Black women with breast cancer.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 May 2015
Cragun D, Bonner D, Kim J, Akbari M R, Narod S A, Gomez-Fuego A, Garcia J D, Vadaparampil S T, Pal Tuya
Abstract excerpt
Concerns about the potential for genomic advances to increase health disparities have been raised. Thus, it is important to assess referral and uptake of genetic counseling (GC) and testing in minority populations at high risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC). Black women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer ≤age 50 in 2009-2012 were recruited through the Florida State Cancer Registry 6-18 months...
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