Hereditary Cancer Genetic Testing: Where are We?

Genomics|Update|2014 December18

Hereditary Cancer Genetic Testing: Where are We?

NCI paper: Prevalence and correlates of receiving and sharing high-penetrance cancer genetic test results: Findings from the Health Information National Trends Survey 
Taber J.M. et al Public Health Genomics, January 2015

Clinical decisions: Screening an asymptomatic person for genetic risk--polling results 
Schulte J, et al. N Engl J Med 2014 Nov;371(20):e30

Testing for hereditary breast cancer: Panel or targeted testing? Experience from a clinical cancer genetics practice.
Doherty J, J Genet Couns. 2014 Dec 5

Hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes: American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline endorsement of the familial risk-colorectal cancer: European Society for Medical Oncology clinical practice guidelines.
Stoffel EM, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Dec 1

Population testing for cancer predisposing BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations in the Ashkenazi-Jewish community: A randomized controlled trial.
Manchanda R, et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2014 Nov 30;107(1)

Cost-effectiveness of population screening for BRCA mutations in Ashkenazi Jewish women compared with family history-based testing. 
Manchanda R et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2014 Nov 30;107(1). pii: dju380. doi: 10.1093/jnci/dju380. Print 2015 Jan.

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