Category: Provider Education

• Assessing genetic counselor communication in response to virtual, asynchronous simulated video prompts.
• Lowe C, Setzer M, Roter DL.
• J Genet Couns. 2021 Oct 19. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1508. Epub ahead of print.

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• Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology: BRCA1 Variant Downgraded After Risk-Reducing Surgery.
• Ray T.
• Precision Oncology News. Biomarkers. BRCA. 2021 Sep 29.

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• At NSGC, Genetic Counselors Address Race-Based Medicine, Ways to Change.
• Curtin C.
• GenomeWeb. Diagnostics. Molecular Diagnostics. 2021 Sep 24.

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• Oncology clinic-based germline genetic testing for exocrine pancreatic cancer enables timely return of results and unveils low uptake of cascade testing.
• Wang Y, Golesworthy B, Cuggia A, Domecq C, Chaudhury P, Barkun J, Metrakos P, Asselah J, Bouganim N, Gao ZH, Chong G, Foulkes WD, Zogopoulos G.
• J Med Genet. 2021 Sep 23:jmedgenet-2021-108054. doi: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2021-108054. Epub ahead of print.

• PMID: 34556502
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• Management of breast cancer patients with BRCA gene mutations in Lebanon of the Middle East: perspectives and challenges.
• El Saghir NS, Ghanem H, El Karak F, Farhat F, Ghosn M, Makdessi J, Chouaib K, Debs J, Tabchy AB.
• Hosp Pract (1995). 2021 Sep 22:1-5. doi: 10.1080/21548331.2021.1974678. Epub ahead of print.

• PMID: 34547975
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• Reproductive issues in carriers of germline pathogenic variants in the BRCA1/2 genes: an expert meeting.
• Buonomo B, Massarotti C, Dellino M, Anserini P, Ferrari A, Campanella M, Magnotti M, De Stefano C, Peccatori FA, Lambertini M.
• BMC Med. 2021 Sep 10;19(1):205. doi: 10.1186/s12916-021-02081-7.

• PMID: 34503502
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• Association of Population Screening for Breast Cancer Risk With Use of Mammography Among Women in Medically Underserved Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups.
• Schwartz C, Chukwudozie IB, Tejeda S, Vijayasiri G, Abraham I, Remo M, Shah HA, Rojas M, Carillo A, Moreno L, Warnecke RP, Hoskins KF.
• JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Sep 10;4(9):e2123751. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.23751.

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Practice-Changing Opportunity to Reduce Disparities in Screening Mammography—Implementation of Risk Assessment in Primary Care.

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• Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Primary Prevention Advice in Primary Care: A Systematic Review of Provider Attitudes and Routine Behaviours.
• Bellhouse S, Hawkes RE, Howell SJ, Gorman L, French DP.
• Cancers (Basel). 2021 Aug 18;13(16):4150. doi: 10.3390/cancers13164150.

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• Following NCCN guidelines within one hospital system in the United States: Comparison between cancer centers and genetic counselor utilization.
• Powell K, Rakestraw J, Gupta S, Shou W, Lee K, Leitner O.
• J Genet Couns. 2021 Aug 9. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1495. Epub ahead of print.

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• Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology: Consumer Genomics Reveals More Than Fun Traits.
• Ray T.
• Precision Oncology News. Biomarkers. BRCA. 2021 Aug 3.

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• Surgical management of BRCA pathogenic variant carriers with breast cancer: a recent literature review and current state of the art.
• Terribile DA, Mason EJ, Murando F, DI Leone A, Sanchez AM, Scardina L, Magno S, Franco A, D'Archi S, Natale M, Lucci Cordisco E, Masetti R, Franceschini G.
• Minerva Surg. 2021 Aug 2. doi: 10.23736/S2724-5691.21.09009-2. Epub ahead of print.

• PMID: 34338470
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• Oncologists' Perceptions of Tumor Genomic Profiling and the Communication of Test Results and Risks.
• Hall MJ, D'Avanzo P, Chertock Y, Brajuha J, Bass SB.
• Public Health Genomics. 2021 Jul 29:1-6. doi: 10.1159/000517486. Epub ahead of print.

• PMID: 34325422
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• Implementing Primary Care Mediated Population Genetic Screening Within an Integrated Health System.
• David SP, Dunnenberger HM, Ali R, Matsil A, Lemke AA, Singh L, Zimmer A, Hulick PJ.
• J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 Jul-Aug;34(4):861-865. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.04.200381.

• PMID: 34312282
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• Uptake and acceptability of a mainstreaming model of hereditary cancer multigene panel testing among patients with ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancer.
• Hamilton JG, Symecko H, Spielman K, Breen K, Mueller R, Catchings A, Trottier M, Salo-Mullen EE, Shah I, Arutyunova A, Batson M, Gebert R, Pundock S, Schofield E, Offit K, Stadler ZK, Cadoo K, Carlo MI, Narayan V, Reiss KA, Robson ME, Domchek SM.
• Genet Med. 2021 Jul 13. doi: 10.1038/s41436-021-01262-2. Epub ahead of print.

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• Challenges in genetic testing: clinician variant interpretation processes and the impact on clinical care
• Berrios C, Hurley EA, Willig L, Thiffault I, Saunders C, Pastinen T, Goggin K, Farrow E.
• Genet Med. 2021 Jul 13. doi: 10.1038/s41436-021-01267-x. Epub ahead of print.

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• Success Factors and Barriers in Combining Personalized Medicine and Patient Centered Care in Breast Cancer. Results from a Systematic Review and Proposal of Conceptual Framework.
• Giulio de Belvis A, Pellegrino R, Castagna C, Morsella A, Pastorino R, Boccia S.
• J Pers Med. 2021 Jul 13;11(7):654. doi: 10.3390/jpm11070654.

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• Review
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