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Factors influencing public willingness to participate in population-based hereditary cancer genetic testing: a qualitative study of public preferences.
Familial cancer - 10 Apr 2026
Sanchez-Vazquez Diego R, Avery Jonathan, Qualls Whitney, Bentley Colene, McTaggart-Cowan Helen, McLeod Julianne, Dawson Lesa, Peacock Stuart
Abstract excerpt
Over 97% of individuals with hereditary cancer predisposition remain unidentified, limiting access to life-saving prevention and screening. In British Columbia (BC), access to publicly funded genetic testing is restricted to individuals with a family history of cancer. A novel solution, population-based testing (PBT), would remove the family history requirement, providing unrestricted access for all residents....
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