Promoting Family Communication for Cascade Cancer Genetic Testing With Relational Agent Role-Play: Quasi-Experimental Study.

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Background: If a patient with cancer is identified as having a pathogenic variant, at-risk relatives are eligible for genetic testing, known as cascade testing. However, in the United States, the patient is responsible for informing their family members, and only about 30% of these family members are ultimately informed and complete testing. There is a need to train patients with cancer to communicate risk...

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