| Literature DB >> 32676930 |
Nassim Anderson1, Arash Delavar1,2, Danielle Novetsky Friedman1, Vijai Joseph1, Nidha Mubdi1, Kevin C Oeffinger3, Charles A Sklar1, Kenneth Offit1,4, Matthew Matasar1,4, Nirupa Raghunathan1,4, Zoltan Antal1, David Straus1,4, Michael Walsh1, Alicia Latham1,4, Emily S Tonorezos5,6,7.
Abstract
We describe utilization of clinical genetic services among survivors of childhood and young adult cancer after participation in a genetic registry. Clinical genetic counselors flagged 162 out of 1069 pedigrees (15.2%) as suggestive of inheritable cancer susceptibility, resulting in 126 (11.8%) referral letters. Following delivery of the referral letters, 19 (15.1%) participants completed clinical genetic counseling, 16 (12.7%) received testing, and four (3.2%) were found to have actionable results. Our results suggest a discordance between reported willingness to undergo genetic counseling and real-world utilization.Entities:
Keywords: Cancer survivor; Childhood cancer; Genetic testing; Young adult cancer
Year: 2020 PMID: 32676930 PMCID: PMC7475134 DOI: 10.1007/s12687-020-00478-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Community Genet ISSN: 1868-310X