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Initial clinical validation of Health Heritage, a patient-facing tool for personal and family history collection and cancer risk assessment.

Familial cancer - 1 Apr 2016

Baumgart Leigh A, Postula Kristen J Vogel, Knaus William A

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Personal and family health histories remain important independent risk factors for cancer; however they are currently not being well collected or used effectively. Health Heritage was designed to address this need. The purpose of this study was to validate the ability of Health Heritage to identify patients appropriate for further genetic evaluation and to accurately stratify cancer risk. A retrospective chart...

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PMID: 26711915
DOI: 10.1007/s10689-015-9863-3

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