Article
Patient-reported actions following receipt of pathogenic hereditary cancer genetic test results: results from a population-based screening study in primary care.
BMC primary care - 18 Feb 2026
Beers Faith A, Theoryn Tesla N, Dusic Emerson J, Harris Heather M, Knerr Sarah, Cameron DaLaina, Trinidad Susan B, Norquist Barbara M, Raff Michael L, Brant Jeannine M, Bowen Deborah J, Swisher Elizabeth M, Wang Catharine
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic testing for hereditary cancer risk can improve health outcomes for individuals and their family members. Although the use of multiplex gene panels for cancer risk is expanding in the primary care setting, little is known about patient actions following such testing. We examine participant-reported actions around clinical follow-up and discuss cascade testing with family members after a...
Topics
- Humans
- Female
- Primary Health Care
- Genetic Testing
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Adult
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Early Detection of Cancer
- Neoplasms
- Aged
- Return of Individual Research Results