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Universal genetic counseling in breast cancer patients significantly improves overall testing rates and improves completion rates in subpopulations.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Aug 2024
Elson Nora C, Wernke Karen, Yoder Lauren M, Fellner Angela N, Raque Kathleen M, Kuritzky Anne M, Wexelman Barbara A
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PURPOSE: The NCCN guidelines recommend genetic testing in those patients at increased risk of breast cancer in order to identify candidates for increased frequency of screening or prophylactic mastectomy. However, genetic testing may now identify patients who may benefit from recently developed targeted breast cancer therapy. In order to more widely identify these patients, we implemented genetic counseling for...
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