Patient ethnicity and cascade genetic testing: a descriptive study of a publicly funded hereditary cancer program.

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Cascade genetic testing for hereditary cancer is highly accurate and cost-effective for identifying individuals at high risk for cancer; however, not all eligible people utilize this service. While sociodemographic factors related to the uptake of cascade genetic testing, such as age and sex, have been fairly well described in the literature, there is limited data available regarding patient ethnicity. We...

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