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Cascade Genetic Risk Education and Testing in Families With Hereditary Cancer Syndromes: A Pilot Study.
JCO oncology practice - 1 Jun 2023
Katz Steven J, Abrahamse Paul, Hodan Rachel, Kurian Allison W, Rankin Aaron, Tocco Rachel S, Rios-Ventura Sonia, Ward Kevin C, An Lawrence C
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PURPOSE: Cascade genetic risk evaluation in families with hereditary cancer can reduce the burden of disease but the rate of germline genetic testing in relatives of patients at risk is low. METHODS: We identified all 277 women diagnosed with breast cancer in Georgia in 2017 who linked to a clinically actionable germline pathogenic variant through a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registry-variant...
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