Cancer Screening, Genomics & Risk Stratification

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Cancer Screening, Genomics & Risk Stratification

Cancer screening: preparing for risk stratification, by Rebecca Bazeley, PHG Foundation, Feb 18

Stratified screening for cancer, by Tom Dent, Dr Susmita Chowdhury, N Pashayan, Alison Hall, Dr Paul Pharoah and Dr Hilary Burton, PHG Foundation, January 2014

Stratified screening based on genetic testing is a radically new approach to prevention-Stratified cancer screening: The practicalities of implementation. 
Dent T, et al. Public Health Genomics 2013

Twenty five year follow-up for breast cancer incidence and mortality of the Canadian National Breast Screening Study: randomized screening trial. 
British Medical Journal, February, 2014

CDC blog post: How can we use genetic testing in stratified population screening for common diseases such as cancer? 

CDC paper: How can polygenic inheritance be used in population screening for common diseases? 
Khoury MJ et al. Genetics in Medicine (2013)

Incorporating genomics into breast and prostate cancer screening: assessing the implications. 
Chowdhury S et al. Genetics in Medicine (2013)

GenesInLife.org highlights screening through the life course, Genetic Alliance, Feb 19