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Predictors of BRCA1/2 genetic testing among Black women with breast cancer: a population-based study.

Cancer medicine - 1 Jul 2017

Jones Tarsha, McCarthy Anne Marie, Kim Younji, Armstrong Katrina

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Evidence shows that Black women diagnosed with breast cancer are substantially less likely to undergo BRCA testing and other multipanel genetic testing compared to White women, despite having a higher incidence of early-age onset breast cancer and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Our study identifies predictors of BRCA testing among Black women treated for breast cancer and examines differences between BRCA...

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PMID: 28627138
DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1120
PMCID: PMC5504315

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