Category: Public Knowledge

    • Uptake of BRCA1/BRCA2 predictive genetic testing in an Irish population is low: a missed opportunity.
    • O'Reilly DE, Dooley L, Watson GA, Clarke R, Nolan A, Nolan C, Berkeley E, Farrell M, McDevitt T, Rogers M, Clabby C, Gallagher DJ.
    • Ir J Med Sci. 2022 Oct 19. doi: 10.1007/s11845-022-03176-7. Epub ahead of print.

    • Relatives from Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer and Lynch Syndrome Families Forgoing Genetic Testing: Findings from the Swiss CASCADE Cohort.
    • Sarki M, Ming C, Aceti M, Fink G, Aissaoui S, Bürki N, Graffeo R, Heinimann K, Zufferey MC, Monnerat C, Rabaglio M, Zürrer-Härdi U, Chappuis PO, Katapodi MC.
    • J Pers Med. 2022 Oct 19;12(10):1740. doi: 10.3390/jpm12101740.

    • An Accessible Communication System for Population-Based Genetic Testing: Development and Usability Study.
    • Coffin T, Bowen D, Swisher E, Lu K, Rayes N, Norquist B, Blank S, Levine D, Bakkum-Gamez J, Fleming G, Olopade O, D'Andrea A, Nebgen D, Peterson C, Munsell M, Gavin K, Lechner R, Crase J, Polinsky D, Romero I.
    • JMIR Form Res. 2022 Oct 17;6(10):e34055. doi: 10.2196/34055.

    • LitAlert ~~ GeneLit.com

    • Interest in genetic testing and risk-reducing behavioral changes: results from a community health assessment in New York City.
    • Lima SM, Nazareth M, Schmitt KM, Reyes A, Fleck E, Schwartz GK, Terry MB, Hillyer GC.
    • J Community Genet. 2022 Oct 13. doi: 10.1007/s12687-022-00610-2. Epub ahead of print.

    • Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology: Missed Variant Update Delays Li-Fraumeni Diagnosis.
    • Ray T.
    • Precision Oncology News. 2022 Oct 12.

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    Is there a duty to reinterpret genetic data? The ethical dimensions.

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    • Study: Teens and young adults respond well to learning about familial cancer risk
    • [No author given]
    • FORCE. XRAY. 2022 Oct 11.

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    Original research:

    Long-Term Adaptation Among Adolescent and Young Adult Children to Familial Cancer Risk.

    Commentary:

    Breaking Down the Barriers of Hereditary Cancer Risk Disclosure in AYA.

    • Validation of the modified Chinese Information and Support Needs Questionnaire (ISNQ-C) for daughters of mothers with breast cancer.
    • Fang SY, Chen TC.
    • Palliat Support Care. 2022 Oct 11:1-9. doi: 10.1017/S1478951522001407. Epub ahead of print.

    • Barriers to completion of cascade genetic testing: how can we improve the uptake of testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome?
    • Kahn RM, Ahsan MD, Chapman-Davis E, Holcomb K, Nitecki R, Rauh-Hain JA, Fowlkes RK, Tubito F, Pires M, Christos PJ, Tkachuk K, Krinsky H, Sharaf RN, Offit K, Lipkin S, Frey MK.
    • Fam Cancer. 2022 Oct 8. doi: 10.1007/s10689-022-00316-x. Epub ahead of print.