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    Germline Testing in Prostate Cancer: Implementation and Disparities of Care.

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    • Patient uptake of updated genetic testing following uninformative BRCA1 and BRCA2 results.
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    • Does mainstream BRCA testing affect surgical decision-making in newly-diagnosed breast cancer patients?
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    •• Trial registration number: ISRCTN87845055: BRCA-DIRECT- Is digitally delivered information about genetic testing feasible, effective and acceptable to women with breast cancer?. (ISRCTN registry)

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    • Barriers to completion of cascade genetic testing: how can we improve the uptake of testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome?
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    • Talking about Risk, UncertaintieS of Testing IN Genetics (TRUSTING): development and evaluation of an educational programme for healthcare professionals about BRCA1 & BRCA2 testing.
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    • Mainstream genetic testing for women with ovarian cancer provides a solid basis for patients to make a well-informed decision about genetic testing.
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    • Guideline
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    • Perceptions and care Recommendations from Previvors: Qualitative analysis of female BRCA1/2 mutation Carriers' experience with genetic testing and counseling.
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    • Hereditary Cancer Genetic Testing in Community-Based Obstetrics and Gynecology Settings.
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    • Gaps in Receipt of Clinically Indicated Genetic Counseling After Diagnosis of Breast Cancer.
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    • Returning Individual Genetic Research Results to Research Participants: Uptake and Outcomes Among Patients With Breast Cancer.
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    • Development of a Web-based Family Intervention for BRCA Carriers and Their Biological Relatives: Acceptability, Feasibility, and Usability Study.
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    • False-positive results released by direct-to-consumer genetic tests highlight the importance of clinical confirmation testing for appropriate patient care.
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    • The Right Not to Know: When Ignorance Is Bliss but Deadly.
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    • BRCAsearch: written pre-test information and BRCA1/2 germline mutation testing in unselected patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer.
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    • FDA Approval of PARP Inhibitors and the Impact on Genetic Counseling and Genetic Testing Practices.
    • Buchtel KM, Vogel Postula KJ, Weiss S, Williams C, Pineda M, Weissman SM.
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    • Improving attendance to genetic counselling services for gynaecological oncology patients.
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    • Your Genes: One Size Doesn't Fit All.
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    • National Estimates of Genetic Testing in Women With a History of Breast or Ovarian Cancer.
    • Childers CP, Childers KK, Maggard-Gibbons M, Macinko J.
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    • Genetic Testing in a Population-Based Sample of Breast and Ovarian Cancer Survivors from the REACH Randomized Trial: Cost Barriers and Moderators of Counseling Mode.
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    • Wevers MR, Aaronson NK, Bleiker EMA, Hahn DEE, Brouwer T, van Dalen T, Theunissen EB, van Ooijen B, de Roos MA, Borgstein PJ, Vrouenraets BC, Vriens E, Bouma WH, Rijna H, Vente JP, Kuenen MA, van der Sanden-Melis J, Witkamp AJ, Rutgers EJT, Verhoef S, Ausems MGEM.
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    • Genetic consultation embedded in a gynecologic oncology clinic improves compliance with guideline-based care.
    • Senter L, O'Malley DM, Backes FJ, Copeland LJ, Fowler JM, Salani R, Cohn DE.
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    • Hereditary gynaecologic cancers in Nepal: a proposed model of care to serve high risk populations in developing countries.
    • Pokharel HP, Hacker NF, Andrews L.
    • Hered Cancer Clin Pract. 2017 Sep 18;15:12. doi: 10.1186/s13053-017-0072-y. eCollection 2017.
    • Randomized Noninferiority Trial of Telephone vs In-Person Genetic Counseling for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer: A 12-Month Follow-Up.
    • Interrante MK, Segal H, Peshkin BN, Valdimarsdottir HB, Nusbaum R, Similuk M, DeMarco T, Hooker G, Graves K, Isaacs C, Wood M, McKinnon W, Garber J, McCormick S, Heinzmann J, Kinney AY, Schwartz MD.
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    • Implementation and utilization of the molecular tumor board to guide precision medicine.
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    • Psychosocial and behavioral impact of breast cancer risk assessed by testing for common risk variants: protocol of a prospective study.
    • Yanes T, Meiser B, Young MA, Kaur R, Mitchell G, Barlow-Stewart K, Roscioli T, Halliday J, James P.
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    • Gaps in Incorporating Germline Genetic Testing Into Treatment Decision-Making for Early-Stage Breast Cancer.
    • Kurian AW, Li Y, Hamilton AS, Ward KC, Hawley ST, Morrow M, McLeod MC, Jagsi R, Katz SJ.
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    • Reproductive Decision-Making in Women with BRCA1/2 Mutations.
    • Chan JL, Johnson LN, Sammel MD, DiGiovanni L, Voong C, Domchek SM, Gracia CR.
    • J Genet Couns. 2017 Jun;26(3):594-603. doi: 10.1007/s10897-016-0035-x. Epub 2016 Oct 28.
    • Cancers de l’ovaire BRCA muté : consultation d’oncogénétique et prescription des inhibiteurs de PARP. [BRCA-mutated Ovarian Carcinomas: Genetic Counseling and PARP Inhibitors Prescription.]
    • Gladieff L, Lyonnet DS, Lortholary A, Leary A, Genestie C, Ray-Coquard I.
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    • Review, [Article in French]
    • Experiences from a pilot program bringing BRCA1/2 genetic screening to the US Ashkenazi Jewish population.
    • Wiesman C, Rose E, Grant A, Zimilover A, Klugman S, Schreiber-Agus N.
    • Genet Med. 2017 May;19(5):529-536. doi: 10.1038/gim.2016.154. Epub 2016 Oct 13.

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    • Deficit of Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomies in BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers After Telephone Genetic Counseling.
    • Benusiglio PR, Caron O.
    • J Clin Oncol. 2017 Apr 10;35(11):1255. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.70.5780. Epub 2017 Jan 23.

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    • Quinn VF, Meiser B, Kirk J, Tucker KM, Watts KJ, Rahman B, Peate M, Saunders C, Geelhoed E, Gleeson M, Barlow-Stewart K, Field M, Harris M, Antill YC, Cicciarelli L, Crowe K, Bowen MT, Mitchell G
    • Genet Med. 2017 Apr;19(4):448-456. doi: 10.1038/gim.2016.130. Epub 2016 Sep 29.
    • Mainstreaming cancer genetics: A model integrating germline BRCA testing into routine ovarian cancer clinics.
    • Kentwell M, Dow E, Antill Y, Wrede CD, McNally O, Higgs E, Hamilton A, Ananda S, Lindeman GJ, Scott CL.
    • Gynecol Oncol. 2017 Apr;145(1):130-136. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.01.030. Epub 2017 Feb 3.
    • Homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) testing in ovarian cancer clinical practice: a review of the literature.
    • Frey MK, Pothuri B.
    • Gynecol Oncol Res Pract. 2017 Feb 22;4:4. doi: 10.1186/s40661-017-0039-8. eCollection 2017.
    • BRCA1/2 germline testing in non-mucinous epithelial ovarian carcinoma: changing international practice and implications for service provision.
    • Coakley M, Cleary V, Power N, O'Reilly S.
    • Eur J Hum Genet. 2017 Feb;25(2):167-168. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2016.138. Epub 2016 Oct 19.
    • Identifying Needs: a Qualitative Study of women's Experiences Regarding Rapid Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer in the DNA BONus Study.
    • Augestad MT, Høberg-Vetti H, Bjorvatn C, Sekse RJ
    • J Genet Couns. 2017 Feb;26(1):182-189. doi: 10.1007/s10897-016-9996-z. Epub 2016 Jul 28.
    • Anxiety and depression symptoms among women attending group-based patient education courses for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
    • Listøl W, Høberg-Vetti H, Eide GE, Bjorvatn C.
    • Hered Cancer Clin Pract. 2017 Jan 11;15:2. doi: 10.1186/s13053-016-0062-5. eCollection 2017.
    • Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer: successful systematic implementation of a group approach to genetic counselling.
    • Benusiglio PR, Di Maria M, Dorling L, Jouinot A, Poli A, Villebasse S, Le Mentec M, Claret B, Boinon D, Caron O.
    • Fam Cancer. 2017 Jan;16(1):51-56. doi: 10.1007/s10689-016-9929-x.
    • [Making better use of the clinical geneticist's expertise; treating physician could request a DNA test for most cancer patients].
    • Aalfs CM, Westermann AM, van El CG.
    • Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2017;161(0):D1525.
    • [Article in Dutch], English Abstract
    • Design and Feasibility of an Intervention to Support Cancer Genetic Counselees in Informing their At-Risk Relatives.
    • de Geus E, Eijzenga W, Menko FH, Sijmons RH, de Haes HC, Aalfs CM, Smets EM.
    • J Genet Couns. 2016 Dec;25(6):1179-1187. Epub 2016 Apr 22.

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    • When knowledge of a heritable gene mutation comes out of the blue: treatment-focused genetic testing in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer.
    • Meiser B, Quinn VF, Gleeson M, Kirk J, Tucker KM, Rahman B, Saunders C, Watts KJ, Peate M, Geelhoed E, Barlow-Stewart K, Field M, Harris M, Antill YC, Mitchell G.
    • Eur J Hum Genet. 2016 Nov;24(11):1517-1523. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2016.69. Epub 2016 Jun 22.
    • BRACAVENIR - impact of a psychoeducational intervention on expectations and coping in young women (aged 18-30 years) exposed to a high familial breast/ovarian cancer risk: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
    • Kwiatkowski F, Dessenne P, Laquet C, Daures JP, Gay-Bellile M, Bignon YJ.
    • Trials. 2016 Oct 21;17(1):509.
    • A collaborative approach to cancer risk assessment services using genetic counselor extenders in a multi-system community hospital.
    • Cohen SA, Nixon DM.
    • Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2016 Oct;159(3):527-34. doi: 10.1007/s10549-016-3964-z. Epub 2016 Aug 31.

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    Subject: Assist physicians with ordering testing?

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    • Jacobs AS, Schwartz MD, Valdimarsdottir H, Nusbaum RH, Hooker GW, DeMarco TA, Heinzmann JE, McKinnon W, McCormick SR, Davis C, Forman AD, Lebensohn AP, Dalton E, Tully DM, Graves KD, Similuk M, Kelly S, Peshkin BN.
    • Fam Cancer. 2016 Oct;15(4):529-39. doi: 10.1007/s10689-016-9900-x.
    • Communicating genetic test results within the family: Is it lost in translation? A survey of relatives in the randomized six-step study.
    • Daly MB, Montgomery S, Bingler R, Ruth K.
    • Fam Cancer. 2016 Oct;15(4):697-706. doi: 10.1007/s10689-016-9889-1.

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    • Evolution of Hereditary Breast Cancer Genetic Services: Are Changes Reflected in the Knowledge and Clinical Practices of Florida Providers?
    • Cragun D, Scherr C, Camperlengo L, Vadaparampil ST, Pal T.
    • Genet Test Mol Biomarkers. 2016 Oct;20(10):569-578. Epub 2016 Aug 15.
    • Video-assisted genetic counseling in patients with ovarian, fallopian and peritoneal carcinoma.
    • Watson CH, Ulm M, Blackburn P, Smiley L, Reed M, Covington R, Bokovitz L, Tillmanns T.
    • Gynecol Oncol. 2016 Oct;143(1):109-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.07.094. Epub 2016 Jul 12.
    • Want A BRCA Test? Some Insurers Require Genetic Counseling First.
    • Michelle Andrews
    • NPR. Shots. 2016 Sep 14.
    • Insurers May Insist On Counseling Before Genetic Tests For Breast Cancer.
    • Michelle Andrews
    • Kaiser Health News. 2016 Sep 13.
    • Waiting for Cancer
    • Patricia Fall.
    • Well. NY Times. 2016 Sep 1.
    • Finding all BRCA pathogenic mutation carriers: best practice models.
    • Hoogerbrugge N, Jongmans MC.
    • Eur J Hum Genet. 2016 Sep;24 Suppl 1:S19-26. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2016.95.
    • Randomized Noninferiority Trial of Telephone Delivery of BRCA1/2 Genetic Counseling Compared With In-Person Counseling: 1-Year Follow-Up.
    • Kinney AY, Steffen LE, Brumbach BH, Kohlmann W, Du R, Lee JH, Gammon A, Butler K, Buys SS, Stroup AM, Campo RA, Flores KG, Mandelblatt JS, Schwartz MD.
    • J Clin Oncol. 2016 Aug 20;34(24):2914-24. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.65.9557. Epub 2016 Jun 20.

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    Press: Telephone counseling can help make cancer genetic services more accessible to rural women (News Medical)

    • Implementing rapid, robust, cost-effective, patient-centred, routine genetic testing in ovarian cancer patients.
    • George A, Riddell D, Seal S, Talukdar S, Mahamdallie S, Ruark E, Cloke V, Slade I, Kemp Z, Gore M, Strydom A, Banerjee S, Hanson H, Rahman N.
    • Sci Rep. 2016 Jul 13;6:29506. doi: 10.1038/srep29506.

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    Press: Simplified the Process. (GenomeWeb)

    Press: All women with ovarian cancer should be offered genetic testing – so why aren’t they? (Science Blog)

    • Cluster-randomised non-inferiority trial comparing DVD-assisted and traditional genetic counselling in systematic population testing for BRCA1/2 mutations.
    • Manchanda R, Burnell M, Loggenberg K, Desai R, Wardle J, Sanderson SC, Gessler S, Side L, Balogun N, Kumar A, Dorkins H, Wallis Y, Chapman C, Tomlinson I, Taylor R, Jacobs C, Legood R, Raikou M, McGuire A, Beller U, Menon U, Jacobs I.
    • J Med Genet. 2016 Jul;53(7):472-80. doi: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2015-103740. Epub 2016 Mar 18.
    • The Unbearably Slow Adoption of Genetic Cancer Tests
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    • The Atlantic. 2016 Jul.

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    Subject: Are We Just A Bunch of Health Care Money-Wasters Who Are Indirectly Responsible For People Getting Preventable Cancers?

    • June 2016 Webinar: Spreading the word: a review of two family communication intervention studies.
    • Ilana Solomon.
    • NSGC. Cancer SIG. Webinar Recordings. 2016 Jun 29.

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    Communicating genetic test results within the family: Is it lost in translation? A survey of relatives in the randomized six-step study.

    Design and Feasibility of an Intervention to Support Cancer Genetic Counselees in Informing their At-Risk Relatives.

    • The integration of BRCA testing into oncology clinics.
    • Percival N, George A, Gyertson J, Hamill M, Fernandes A, Davies E, Rahman N, Banerjee S.
    • Br J Nurs. 2016 Jun 23;25(12):690-4. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2016.25.12.690.
    • The Quality of Genetic Counseling and Connected Factors as Evaluated by Male BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers in Finland.
    • Kajula O, Kääriäinen M, Moilanen JS, Kyngäs H.
    • J Genet Couns. 2016 Jun;25(3):413-21. doi: 10.1007/s10897-015-9885-x. Epub 2015 Sep 29.
    • Predictive Genetic Testing and Alternatives to Face to Face Results Disclosure: A Retrospective Review of Patients Preference for Alternative Modes of BRCA 1 and 2 Results Disclosure in the Republic of Ireland.
    • O'Shea R, Meany M, Carroll C, Cody N, Healy D, Green A, Lynch SA.
    • J Genet Couns. 2016 Jun;25(3):422-31. doi: 10.1007/s10897-015-9887-8. Epub 2015 Sep 26.
    • Patient Perceptions of Telephone vs. In-Person BRCA1/BRCA2 Genetic Counseling.
    • Peshkin BN, Kelly S, Nusbaum RH, Similuk M, DeMarco TA, Hooker GW, Valdimarsdottir HB, Forman AD, Joines JR, Davis C, McCormick SR, McKinnon W, Graves KD, Isaacs C, Garber J, Wood M, Jandorf L, Schwartz MD.
    • J Genet Couns. 2016 Jun;25(3):472-82. doi: 10.1007/s10897-015-9897-6. Epub 2015 Oct 12.
    • High Satisfaction and Low Distress in Breast Cancer Patients One Year after BRCA-Mutation Testing without Prior Face-to-Face Genetic Counseling.
    • Sie AS, Spruijt L, van Zelst-Stams WA, Mensenkamp AR, Ligtenberg MJ, Brunner HG, Prins JB, Hoogerbrugge N.
    • J Genet Couns. 2016 Jun;25(3):504-14. doi: 10.1007/s10897-015-9899-4. Epub 2015 Nov 4.
    • Alternate Service Delivery Models in Cancer Genetic Counseling: A Mini-Review.
    • Buchanan AH, Rahm AK, Williams JL.
    • Front Oncol. 2016 May 13;6:120. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2016.00120. eCollection 2016.
    • The impact of an interventional counselling procedure in families with a BRCA1/2 gene mutation: efficacy and safety.
    • Sermijn E, Delesie L, Deschepper E, Pauwels I, Bonduelle M, Teugels E, De Grève J.
    • Fam Cancer. 2016 Apr;15(2):155-62. doi: 10.1007/s10689-015-9854-4.
    • A new paradigm of genetic testing for hereditary breast/ovarian cancers.
    • Kwong A, Chen JW, Shin VY.
    • Hong Kong Med J. 2016 Apr;22(2):171-7. doi: 10.12809/hkmj154634. Epub 2016 Mar 14.
    • Reaching high-risk underserved individuals for cancer genetic counseling by video-teleconferencing.
    • Mette LA, Saldívar AM, Poullard NE, Torres IC, Seth SG, Pollock BH, Tomlinson GE.
    • J Community Support Oncol. 2016 Apr;14(4):162-8. doi: 10.12788/jcso.0247.
    • A targeted approach to genetic counseling in breast cancer patients: the experience of an Italian local project.
    • La Verde N, Corsi F, Moretti A, Peissel B, Dalu D, Girelli S, Fasola C, Gambaro A, Roversi G, Azzollini J, Radice P, Pensotti V, Farina G, Manoukian S.
    • Tumori. 2016 Feb 4;102(1):45-50. doi: 10.5301/tj.5000407. Epub 2015 Sep 10.
    • Utilizing Remote Real-Time Videoconferencing to Expand Access to Cancer Genetic Services in Community Practices: A Multicenter Feasibility Study.
    • Bradbury A, Patrick-Miller L, Harris D, Stevens E, Egleston B, Smith K, Mueller R, Brandt A, Stopfer J, Rauch S, Forman A, Kim R, Fetzer D, Fleisher L, Daly M, Domchek S.
    • J Med Internet Res. 2016 Feb 1;18(2):e23. doi: 10.2196/jmir.4564.
    • Does rapid genetic counseling and testing in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients cause additional psychosocial distress? results from a randomized clinical trial.
    • Wevers MR, Ausems MG, Verhoef S, Bleiker EM, Hahn DE, Brouwer T, Hogervorst FB, van der Luijt RB, van Dalen T, Theunissen EB, van Ooijen B, de Roos MA, Borgstein PJ, Vrouenraets BC, Vriens E, Bouma WH, Rijna H, Vente JP, Kieffer JM, Valdimarsdottir HB, Rutgers EJ, Witkamp AJ, Aaronson NK.
    • Genet Med. 2016 Feb;18(2):137-144. doi: 10.1038/gim.2015.50. Epub 2015 Apr 23.
    • Sweeping Up after the Kardashians: What We Wish had been Covered in Their Genetic Testing Episode.
    • [No author given]
    • My Gene Counsel. 2016 Jan 22.
    • Genetic screening for gynecological cancer: where are we heading?
    • Manchanda R, Jacobs I.
    • Future Oncol. 2016 Jan;12(2):207-20. doi: 10.2217/fon.15.278. Epub 2015 Dec 7.
    • Editorial / Commentary
    • ReCAP: Economic Evaluation Alongside a Clinical Trial of Telephone Versus In-Person Genetic Counseling for BRCA1/2 Mutations in Geographically Underserved Areas.
    • Chang Y, Near AM, Butler KM, Hoeffken A, Edwards SL, Stroup AM, Kohlmann W, Gammon A, Buys SS, Schwartz MD, Peshkin BN, Kinney AY, Mandelblatt JS, Chang Y, Near AM, Butler KM, Hoeffken A, Edwards SL, Stroup AM, Kohlmann W, Gammon A, Buys SS, Schwartz MD, Peshkin BN, Kinney AY, Mandelblatt JS.
    • J Oncol Pract. 2016 Jan;12(1):59. doi: 10.1200/JOP.2015.004838.
    • Genetic Testing for BRCA Mutations Today and Tomorrow-About the ABOUT Study.
    • Narod S.
    • JAMA Oncol. 2015 Dec 1;1(9):1225-1226. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.3269.
    • Comment

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    Subject: Dr. Narod's commentary on pre-test genetic counseling

    Utilization and Outcomes of BRCA Genetic Testing and Counseling in a National Commercially Insured Population: The ABOUT Study.

    • Strategies for recruitment of relatives of BRCA mutation carriers to a genetic testing program in the Bahamas.
    • Trottier M, Lunn J, Butler R, Curling D, Turnquest T, Royer R, Akbari MR, Donenberg T, Hurley J, Narod SA.
    • Clin Genet. 2015 Aug;88(2):182-6. doi: 10.1111/cge.12468. Epub 2014 Sep 6.
    • Aligning policy to promote cascade genetic screening for prevention and early diagnosis of heritable diseases.
    • George R, Kovak K, Cox SL.
    • J Genet Couns. 2015 Jun;24(3):388-99. doi: 10.1007/s10897-014-9805-5. Epub 2015 Jan 11.
    • Pre-test genetic counseling services for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer delivered by non-genetics professionals in the state of Florida.
    • Vadaparampil ST, Scherr CL, Cragun D, Malo TL, Pal T.
    • Clin Genet. 2015 May;87(5):473-7. doi: 10.1111/cge.12405. Epub 2014 May 9.

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    Letter:

    Response to Cragun et al.

    • Pilot Testing of a Psycho-educational Telephone Intervention for Women Receiving Uninformative BRCA1/2 Genetic Test Results.
    • Maheu C, Meschino WS, Hu W, Honeyford J, Ambus I, Kidd M, Benea A, Gao X, Azadbakhsh M, Rochefort C, Esplen MJ.
    • Can J Nurs Res. 2015 Mar;47(1):53-71. doi: 10.1177/084456211504700105.
    • Accuracy of recall of information about a cancer-predisposing BRCA1/2 gene mutation among patients and relatives.
    • Jacobs C, Dancyger C, Smith JA, Michie S.
    • Eur J Hum Genet. 2015 Feb;23(2):147-51. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2014.84. Epub 2014 May 21.
    • Genetic counseling for fanconi anemia: crosslinking disciplines.
    • Zierhut HA, Tryon R, Sanborn EM.
    • J Genet Couns. 2014 Dec;23(6):910-21. doi: 10.1007/s10897-014-9754-z. Epub 2014 Sep 20.
    • Review

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    Research news: Fanconi Anemia: Genetic Counseling Research (Perspectives in Genetic Counseling)

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    • Expanding Access to BRCA1/2 Genetic Counseling with Telephone Delivery: A Cluster Randomized Trial.
    • Kinney AY, Butler KM, Schwartz MD, Mandelblatt JS, Boucher KM, Pappas LM, Gammon A, Kohlmann W, Edwards SL, Stroup AM, Buys SS, Flores KG, Campo RA.
    • J Natl Cancer Inst. 2014 Nov 5;106(12). pii: dju328. doi: 10.1093/jnci/dju328. Print 2014 Dec.

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    • Development of a communication protocol for telephone disclosure of genetic test results for cancer predisposition.
    • Patrick-Miller LJ, Egleston BL, Fetzer D, Forman A, Bealin L, Rybak C, Peterson C, Corbman M, Albarracin J, Stevens E, Daly MB, Bradbury AR.
    • JMIR Res Protoc. 2014 Oct 29;3(4):e49. doi: 10.2196/resprot.3337.
    • Breast cancer risk counseling: a teachable moment?
    • Daly M.
    • J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014 Oct;12(10):1361-2.
    • Editorial

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    Subject: Article request

    Subject: Expanding risk counseling beyond genetics

    • Active approach for breast cancer genetic counseling during radiotherapy: long-term psychosocial and medical impact.
    • Baars JE, Bleiker EM, van Riel E, Rodenhuis CC, Velthuizen ME, Schlich KJ, Ausems MG.
    • Clin Genet. 2014 Jun;85(6):524-31. doi: 10.1111/cge.12335. Epub 2014 Feb 4.
    • More breast cancer patients prefer BRCA-mutation testing without prior face-to-face genetic counseling.
    • Sie AS, van Zelst-Stams WA, Spruijt L, Mensenkamp AR, Ligtenberg MJ, Brunner HG, Prins JB, Hoogerbrugge N.
    • Fam Cancer. 2014 Jun;13(2):143-51. doi: 10.1007/s10689-013-9686-z.
    • Randomized noninferiority trial of telephone versus in-person genetic counseling for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
    • Schwartz MD, Valdimarsdottir HB, Peshkin BN, Mandelblatt J, Nusbaum R, Huang AT, Chang Y, Graves K, Isaacs C, Wood M, McKinnon W, Garber J, McCormick S, Kinney AY, Luta G, Kelleher S, Leventhal KG, Vegella P, Tong A, King L.
    • J Clin Oncol. 2014 Mar 1;32(7):618-26. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.51.3226. Epub 2014 Jan 21.

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    Is it time to embrace telephone genetic counseling in the oncology setting?

    • Impact of rapid genetic counselling and testing on the decision to undergo immediate or delayed prophylactic mastectomy in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients: findings from a randomised controlled trial.
    • Wevers MR, Aaronson NK, Verhoef S, Bleiker EM, Hahn DE, Kuenen MA, van der Sanden-Melis J, Brouwer T, Hogervorst FB, van der Luijt RB, Valdimarsdottir HB, van Dalen T, Theunissen EB, van Ooijen B, de Roos MA, Borgstein PJ, Vrouenraets BC, Vriens E, Bouma WH, Rijna H, Vente JP, Witkamp AJ, Rutgers EJ, Ausems MG.
    • Br J Cancer. 2014 Feb 18;110(4):1081-7. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.805. Epub 2014 Jan 14.
    • Fanconi anaemia, BRCA2 mutations and childhood cancer: a developmental perspective from clinical and epidemiological observations with implications for genetic counselling.
    • Meyer S, Tischkowitz M, Chandler K, Gillespie A, Birch JM, Evans DG.
    • J Med Genet. 2014 Feb;51(2):71-5. doi: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2013-101642. Epub 2013 Nov 20.
    • London hospital widens access to genetic tests for ovarian cancer.
    • Arie S.
    • BMJ. 2014 Jan 28;348:g1179. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g1179.
    • News
    • New genetic testing pathway for cancer patients.
    • Philippa Brice.
    • PHG Foundation, 2014 Jan 24.
    • A rapid genetic counselling and testing in newly diagnosed breast cancer is associated with high rate of risk-reducing mastectomy in BRCA1/2-positive Italian women.
    • Cortesi L, Razzaboni E, Toss A, De Matteis E, Marchi I, Medici V, Tazzioli G, Andreotti A, De Santis G, Pignatti M, Federico M.
    • Ann Oncol. 2014 Jan;25(1):57-63. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdt422. Epub 2013 Nov 24.

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    Viewpoint: Rapid BRCA Testing Informs Choice of Mastectomy. (Medscape Oncology)

    • Self administered screening for hereditary cancers in conjunction with mammography and ultrasound.
    • McDonnell CH, Seidenwurm DJ, McDonnell DE, Bobolis KA.
    • Fam Cancer. 2013 Dec;12(4):651-6. doi: 10.1007/s10689-013-9641-z.
    • Implementation and outcomes of telephone disclosure of clinical BRCA1/2 test results.
    • Patrick-Miller L, Egleston BL, Daly M, Stevens E, Fetzer D, Forman A, Bealin L, Rybak C, Peterson C, Corbman M, Bradbury AR.
    • Patient Educ Couns. 2013 Dec;93(3):413-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.08.009. Epub 2013 Aug 19.
    • Variants of uncertain significance in BRCA testing: evaluation of surgical decisions, risk perception, and cancer distress.
    • Culver J, Brinkerhoff C, Clague J, Yang K, Singh K, Sand S, Weitzel J.
    • Clin Genet. 2013 Nov;84(5):464-472. doi: 10.1111/cge.12097. Epub 2013 Feb 20.
    • Has Myriad Learned Their Lesson?
    • Niki Lovick, Michelle Ernst.
    • Yale Cancer Genetic Counseling. 2013 Sep 11.
    • A focus group study on breast cancer risk presentation: one format does not fit all.
    • Dorval M, Bouchard K, Chiquette J, Glendon G, Maugard CM, Dubuisson W, Panchal S, Simard J.
    • Eur J Hum Genet. 2013 Jul;21(7):719-24. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2012.248. Epub 2012 Nov 21.
    • Timing of referral for genetic counseling and genetic testing in patients with ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal carcinoma.
    • Novetsky AP, Smith K, Babb SA, Jeffe DB, Hagemann AR, Thaker PH, Powell MA, Mutch DG, Massad LS, Zighelboim I.
    • Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2013 Jul;23(6):1016-21. doi: 10.1097/IGC.0b013e3182994365.

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    Subject: Timing of referral for ovarian patients

    • Implementation of a breast cancer genetic service in South Africa - lessons learned.
    • Schoeman M, Apffelstaedt JP, Baatjes K, Urban M.
    • S Afr Med J. 2013 Jun 25;103(8):529-33. doi: 10.7196/samj.6814.
    • Star Power.
    • Robert Resta.
    • The DNA Exchange. 2013 Jun 16.
    • Dealing with the unexpected: consumer responses to direct-access BRCA mutation testing.
    • Francke U, Dijamco C, Kiefer AK, Eriksson N, Moiseff B, Tung JY, Mountain JL.
    • PeerJ. 2013 Feb 12;1:e8. doi: 10.7717/peerj.8. Print 2013.

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    Subject: Current thoughts on 23andme?

    Press: Consumers have few negative reactions to the results of genetic testing for cancer mutations. (EurekAlert!)

    Press: Get ready for the risks of genetic testing. (CNN)

    • How should we discuss genetic testing with women newly diagnosed with breast cancer? Design and implementation of a randomized controlled trial of two models of delivering education about treatment-focused genetic testing to younger women newly diagnosed with breast cancer.
    • Watts KJ, Meiser B, Mitchell G, Kirk J, Saunders C, Peate M, Duffy J, Kelly PJ, Gleeson M, Barlow-Stewart K, Rahman B, Friedlander M, Tucker K; TFGT Collaborative Group.
    • BMC Cancer. 2012 Jul 28;12:320. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-12-320.
    • Grace Rock's consent.
    • Ross TS.
    • Endocr Relat Cancer. 2012 Jul 22;19(4):C29-31. doi: 10.1530/ERC-12-0186. Print 2012 Aug.
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