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Community-Based Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Family History Assessment and Genetic Testing among Spanish-Speaking Hispanic/Latina Women in California.
Cancer research communications - 1 Sept 2026
Montoya Daisy M, Corpuz Amanda F, Gonzalez Karla E, Santos Kaylee, Reed Alyssa, Dang Julie H T, Chew Helen K, Polanco-Echeverry Guadalupe, Tamayo Lizeth I, Hernandez Miriam T, Martinez Alejandra, Ziv Elad, Neuhausen Susan L, Carvajal-Carmona Luis G, Duron Ysabel, Fejerman Laura
Abstract excerpt
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States and the leading cause of cancer incidence and mortality among Hispanic/Latina (H/L) women. For women with a genetic predisposition to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC), genetic counseling has been shown to aid in the decision-making process and engagement in risk-reducing strategies for cancer prevention and early detection....
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- Humans
- Female
- Genetic Testing
- California
- Hispanic or Latino