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Trends in BRCA Test Utilization in an Integrated Health System, 2005-2015.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 1 Aug 2019
Knerr Sarah, Bowles Erin J A, Leppig Kathleen A, Buist Diana S M, Gao Hongyuan, Wernli Karen J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic testing to determine BRCA status has been available for over two decades, but there are few population-based studies of test diffusion. We report 10-year trends in BRCAtesting in an integrated health-care system with long-standing access to genetic services. METHODS: A cohort of women aged 18 years and older was created to ascertain BRCA testing (n = 295 087). Annual testing rates between 2005...
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