NSGC practice guideline: risk assessment and genetic counseling for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.

Berliner JL, Fay AM, Cummings SA, Burnett B, Tillmanns T.

Source

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Basking Ridge, NJ, USA. berlinej@mskcc.org

Abstract

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this document is to present a current and comprehensive set of practice recommendations for effective genetic cancer risk assessment, counseling and testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. The intended audience is genetic counselors and other health professionals who care for individuals with, or at increased risk of, hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer.

PMID:

23188549

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Guideline Title

NSGC practice guideline: risk assessment and genetic counseling for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.

Bibliographic Source(s)

Berliner JL, Fay AM, Cummings SA, Burnett B, Tillmanns T. NSGC practice guideline: risk assessment and genetic counseling for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. J Genet Couns. 2013 Apr;22(2):155-63. [56 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy

Guideline Status

This is the current release of the guideline. This guideline updates a previous version: Berliner JL, Fay AM, Familial Cancer Risk Special Interest Group of the National Society of Genetic Counselors. Risk assessment and genetic counseling for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer: recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors. J Genet Counsel 2007 Jun;16(3):241-60. [110 references]