Category: Genetic Testing

    • Effect of a health literacy training program for surgical oncologists and specialized nurses on disparities in referral to breast cancer genetic testing.
    • van der Giessen JAM, van Dulmen S, Velthuizen ME, van den Muijsenbergh METC, van Engelen K, Collée M, van Dalen T, Aalfs CM, Hooning MJ, Spreeuwenberg PMM, Fransen MP, Ausems MGEM.
    • Breast. 2021 Apr 22:S0960-9776(21)00367-2. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2021.04.008. Epub ahead of print.

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    • Value of a genetics clinic evaluation in identifying women at risk for hereditary breast-ovarian cancer syndrome.
    • Hinshaw JC, Zhao LP, Brimm JE, Payne TH, Hisama FM.
    • J Genet Couns. 2021 Apr 21. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1425. Epub ahead of print.

    • Universal access to genetic counseling for women with epithelial ovarian cancer in Nova Scotia: Evaluating a new collaborative care model.
    • Warias A, Ferguson M, Chamberlain E, Currie L, Snow N, Matheson K, Penney LS, Kieser K.
    • J Genet Couns. 2021 Apr 19. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1416. Epub ahead of print.

    • Germline and somatic mutation profile in Cancer patients revealed by a medium-sized pan-Cancer panel.
    • Li Z, Wang H, Zhang Z, Meng X, Liu D, Tang Y.
    • Genomics. 2021 Apr 17:S0888-7543(21)00156-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2021.04.029. Epub ahead of print.

    • Clinical and Pathological Characteristics of Patients with High-Risk Breast Cancer Based on BRCA Mutation Profiles: A Retrospective Study.
    • Atci MM, Geredeli Ç, Ay S, Sakin A, Ertürk B, Seçmeler S, Arici S, Çekin R, Yasar N, Can O, Cihan S, Gümüs M.
    • Eur J Breast Health. 2021 Mar 31;17(2):123-127. doi: 10.4274/ejbh.galenos.2020.6346.

    • "I wish that there was more info": characterizing the uncertainty experienced by carriers of pathogenic ATM and/or CHEK2 variants.
    • Reyes KG, Clark C, Gerhart M, Newson AJ, Ormond KE.
    • Fam Cancer. 2021 Apr 15. doi: 10.1007/s10689-021-00251-3. Epub ahead of print.

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    • The Screen Project: Guided Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Susceptibility in Canada.
    • Narod SA, Gojska N, Sun P, Tryon A, Kotsopoulos J, Metcalfe K, Akbari MR.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2021 Apr 15;13(8):E1894. doi: 10.3390/cancers13081894.

    • Targeted gene panels identify a high frequency of pathogenic germline variants in patients diagnosed with a hematological malignancy and at least one other independent cancer.
    • Singhal D, Hahn CN, Feurstein S, Wee LYA, Moma L, Kutyna MM, Chhetri R, Eshraghi L, Schreiber AW, Feng J, Wang PP, Babic M, Parker WT, Gao S, Moore S, Das S, Thomas D, Pattnaik S, Brown AL, D'Andrea RJ, Poplawski NK, Thomas D, Scott HS, Godley LA, Hiwase DK.
    • Leukemia. 2021 Apr 13. doi: 10.1038/s41375-021-01246-w. Epub ahead of print.

    • Germline and tumor BRCA1/2 mutations in Chinese high grade serous ovarian cancer patients.
    • Ji G, Yao Q, Bao L, Zhang J, Bai Q, Zhu X, Tu X, Bi R, Zhou X.
    • Ann Transl Med. 2021 Mar;9(6):453. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-6827.

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    • High likelihood of actionable pathogenic variant detection in breast cancer genes in women with very early onset breast cancer.
    • Evans G, van Veen EM, Byers HJ, Evans SJ, Burghel GJ, Woodward ER, Harkness EF, Eccles DM, Greville-Haygate SL, Ellingford JM, Bowers NL, Pereira M, Wallace AJ, Howell SJ, Howell A, Lalloo F, Newman WG, Smith MJ.
    • J Med Genet. 2021 Mar 23:jmedgenet-2020-107347. doi: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2020-107347. Epub ahead of print.

    • Germline evaluation of patients undergoing tumor genomic profiling: An academic cancer center's experience with implementing a germline review protocol.
    • Stachowiak S, Jacquart A, Zimmermann MT, George B, Dong H, Geurts JL.
    • J Genet Couns. 2021 Mar 22. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1392. Epub ahead of print.

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    • Cisplatin +/- rucaparib after preoperative chemotherapy in patients with triple-negative or BRCA mutated breast cancer.
    • Kalra M, Tong Y, Jones DR, Walsh T, Danso MA, Ma CX, Silverman P, King MC, Badve SS, Perkins SM, Miller KD.
    • NPJ Breast Cancer. 2021 Mar 22;7:29. doi: 10.1038/s41523-021-00240-w. eCollection 2021.

    • Financial constraints on genetic counseling and further risk-management decisions among U.S. women at elevated breast cancer risk.
    • Meadows RJ, Padamsee TJ.
    • J Genet Couns. 2021 Mar 21. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1413. Epub ahead of print.

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    • Clinical implementation of an oncology-specific family health history risk assessment tool.
    • Fung SM, Wu RR, Myers RA, Goh J, Ginsburg GS, Matchar D, Orlando LA, Ngeow J.
    • Hered Cancer Clin Pract. 2021 Mar 20;19:20. doi: 10.1186/s13053-021-00177-y.

    • Correspondence on "Assessing relatives' readiness for hereditary cancer cascade genetic testing" by Bednar et al.
    • Carlson J.
    • Genet Med. 2021 Mar 19. doi: 10.1038/s41436-020-01094-6. Epub ahead of print.
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    Related:

    Original research:

    Assessing relatives' readiness for hereditary cancer cascade genetic testing.

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    • Variations in breast cancer surgical treatment and timing: determinants and disparities.
    • Dankwa-Mullan I, George J, Roebuck MC, Tkacz J, Willis VC, Reyes F, Arriaga YE.
    • Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2021 Mar 10. doi: 10.1007/s10549-021-06155-1. Epub ahead of print.

    • Knowledge and psychosocial impact of genetic counseling and multigene panel testing among individuals with ovarian cancer.
    • Pozzar RA, Hong F, Xiong N, Stopfer JE, Nayak MM, Underhill-Blazey M.
    • Fam Cancer. 2021 Mar 10. doi: 10.1007/s10689-021-00240-6. Epub ahead of print.

    • Clinical and community genetics services in the Dutch Caribbean.
    • Verberne EA, Ecury-Goossen GM, Manshande ME, Ponson-Wever M, de Vroomen M, Tilanus M, Mannens MMAM, Henneman L, van Haelst MM.
    • J Community Genet. 2021 Mar 10. doi: 10.1007/s12687-021-00515-6. Epub ahead of print.

    • Foundation Medicine, InformedDNA Partner to Expand Genetic Counseling for Cancer Patients.
    • [No author given]
    • GenomeWeb. Business & Policy. Business News. 2021 Mar 9.

    • Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer: What Has Changed and What Still Needs To Change?
    • Lyss AP.
    • Medscape. News & Perspective. 2021 Mar 8.

    Related:

    Original research:

    Time Trends in Receipt of Germline Genetic Testing and Results for Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer or Ovarian Cancer, 2012-2019.

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    • Variations in breast cancer surgical treatment and timing: determinants and disparities.
    • Dankwa-Mullan I, George J, Roebuck MC, Tkacz J, Willis VC, Reyes F, Arriaga YE.
    • Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2021 Mar 10. doi: 10.1007/s10549-021-06155-1. Epub ahead of print.

    • Knowledge and psychosocial impact of genetic counseling and multigene panel testing among individuals with ovarian cancer.
    • Pozzar RA, Hong F, Xiong N, Stopfer JE, Nayak MM, Underhill-Blazey M.
    • Fam Cancer. 2021 Mar 10. doi: 10.1007/s10689-021-00240-6. Epub ahead of print.

    • Foundation Medicine, InformedDNA Partner to Expand Genetic Counseling for Cancer Patients.
    • [No author given]
    • GenomeWeb. Business & Policy. Business News. 2021 Mar 9.

    • Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer: What Has Changed and What Still Needs To Change?
    • Lyss AP.
    • Medscape. News & Perspective. 2021 Mar 8.

    Related:

    Original research:

    Time Trends in Receipt of Germline Genetic Testing and Results for Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer or Ovarian Cancer, 2012-2019.