| Title |
Factors Influencing Clinical Follow‐Up for Individuals with a Personal History of Breast and/or Ovarian Cancer and Previous Uninformative BRCA1 and BRCA2 Testing
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Genetic Counseling, March 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10897-018-0241-9 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sarah E. Chadwell, Hua He, Sara Knapke, Jaime Lewis, Rebecca Sisson, Jennifer Hopper |
| Abstract |
Genetic testing for inherited cancer risk has recently improved through the advent of multi-gene panels and the addition of deletion and duplication analysis of the BRCA genes. The primary aim of this study was to determine which factors influence the intent of individuals with a personal history of breast and/or ovarian cancer and negative or uncertain BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing to return to a hereditary cancer program for additional genetic risk assessment, counseling, and testing. Surveys were sent to 1197 individuals and 257 were returned. Of those participants who were planning to return to clinic, most cited having family members who could benefit from the test result as the primary motivation to return. Many participants who were not planning to return to clinic cited the cost of testing as a barrier to return. Cost of testing and concerns about insurance coverage were the most commonly cited barriers for the group of participants who were undecided about returning to clinic. Results from this study may be used to guide re-contact efforts by clinicians to increase patient uptake to return to clinic for up-to-date genetic risk assessment, counseling, and testing. |
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| United States | 2 | 33% |
| Japan | 1 | 17% |
| India | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2 | 33% |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
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| Other | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 10% |
| Researcher | 3 | 10% |
| Other | 3 | 10% |
| Unknown | 10 | 32% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 23% |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 6% |
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| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 3% |
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