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Increasing referral of at-risk women for genetic counseling and BRCA testing using a screening tool in a community breast imaging center.
Cancer - 1 Jan 2022
Arun Banu K, Peterson Susan K, Sweeney Lilian E, Bluebond Rachel D, Tidwell Rebecca S S, Makhnoon Sukh, Kushwaha Anne C
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BACKGROUND: Genetic evaluation and testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) remain suboptimal. The authors evaluated the feasibility of using a screening tool at a breast imaging center to increase HBOC assessment referrals. METHODS: A brief questionnaire based on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network HBOC genetic counseling referral guidelines was developed and added to the standard intake...
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