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    • Knowledge regarding and patterns of genetic testing in patients newly diagnosed with breast cancer participating in the iCanDecide trial.
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    • Surgeon attitude impacts rate of genetic testing after a breast cancer diagnosis.
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    • FORCE. XRAYS. 2018 Oct 6.

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    Letter, Reply:

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    • Investigating barriers to genetic counseling and germline mutation testing in women with suspected hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome and Lynch syndrome.
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    • Genetic Diagnosis before Surgery has an Impact on Surgical Decision in BRCA Mutation Carriers with Breast Cancer.
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    • Frequency of pathogenic germline mutations in cancer susceptibility genes in breast cancer patients.
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    • Prevalence and Spectrum of BRCA1/2 Germline Mutations in Women with Breast Cancer in China Based on Next-Generation Sequencing.
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    • Gaps in Receipt of Clinically Indicated Genetic Counseling After Diagnosis of Breast Cancer.
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    • Main implications related to the switch to BRCA1/2 tumor testing in ovarian cancer patients: a proposal of a consensus.
    • Capoluongo E, Scambia G, Nabholtz JM.
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    • Golan T, Raitses-Gurevich M, Kelley RK, Bocobo AG, Borgida A, Shroff RT, Holter S, Gallinger S, Ahn DH, Aderka D, Apurva J, Bekaii-Saab T, Friedman E, Javle M.
    • Oncologist. 2017 Jul;22(7):804-810. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0415. Epub 2017 May 9.
    • Current guidelines for BRCA testing of breast cancer patients are insufficient to detect all mutation carriers.
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    • High-risk patients with breast cancer may not receive genetic testing.
    • Printz C
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    • Delivering widespread BRCA testing and PARP inhibition to patients with ovarian cancer.
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    • [BRCA diagnostics of ovarian cancer : Molecular tumor testing since the introduction of PARP inhibitor therapy].
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    • Article in Chinese; English Abstract
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    • Liu WL, Wang ZZ, Zhao JZ, Hou YY, Wu XX, Li W, Dong B, Tong TT, Guo YJ.
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    • Article in Chinese; English Abstract
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    • Germline multi-gene hereditary cancer panel testing in an unselected endometrial cancer cohort.
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    • Lehrer S, Rheinstein PH, Green S, Rosenzweig KE.
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    • Gynecol Oncol. 2016 Oct;143(1):109-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.07.094. Epub 2016 Jul 12.
    • New paradigms for BRCA1/BRCA2 testing in women with ovarian cancer: results of the Genetic Testing in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (GTEOC) study.
    • Plaskocinska I, Shipman H, Drummond J, Thompson E, Buchanan V, Newcombe B, Hodgkin C, Barter E, Ridley P, Ng R, Miller S, Dann A, Licence V, Webb H, Tan LT, Daly M, Ayers S, Rufford B, Earl H, Parkinson C, Duncan T, Jimenez-Linan M, Sagoo GS, Abbs S, Hulbert-Williams N, Pharoah P, Crawford R, Brenton JD, Tischkowitz M.
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    • Genetic predisposition in gynecologic cancers.
    • Daniels MS, Lu KH.
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    • Review
    • Familial prostate cancer.
    • Giri VN, Beebe-Dimmer JL.
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    • Review
    • Consensus Guideline on Hereditary Genetic Testing for Patients With and Without Breast Cancer
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    • Hoogerbrugge N, Jongmans MC.
    • Eur J Hum Genet. 2016 Sep;24 Suppl 1:S19-26. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2016.95.
    • Recommendations for the implementation of BRCA testing in the care and treatment pathways of ovarian cancer patients.
    • Pinto C, Bella MA, Capoluongo E, Carrera P, Clemente C, Colombo N, Cortesi L, De Rosa G, Fenizia F, Genuardi M, Gori S, Guarneri V, Marchetti A, Marchetti P, Normanno N, Pasini B, Pignata S, Radice P, Ricevuto E, Russo A, Tagliaferri P, Tassone P, Truini M, Varesco L.
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    • Next-Generation Sequencing: Role in Gynecologic Cancers.
    • Evans T, Matulonis U.
    • J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2016 Sep;14(9):1165-73.
    • Review
    • All women with ovarian cancer should be offered genetic testing – so why aren’t they?
    • Emma Smith
    • Science Blog. Cancer Research UK. 2016 Aug 17.
    • Adherence Patterns to National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines for Referral of Women With Breast Cancer to Genetics Professionals.
    • Stuckey A, Febbraro T, Laprise J, Wilbur JS, Lopes V, Robison K.
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    • Molecular Testing in Breast Cancer: A Guide to Current Practices.
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    • A Survey of BRCA1, BRCA2, and PALB2 mutations in women with breast cancer in Trinidad and Tobago.
    • Donenberg T, Ahmed H, Royer R, Zhang S, Narod SA, George S, Akbari MR, Ali J, Hurley J.
    • Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2016 Aug;159(1):131-8. doi: 10.1007/s10549-016-3870-4. Epub 2016 Jul 28.
    • 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.
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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)

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    • Magdalena K, Monika Z, Adam G, Magdalena R, Marzena L, Wojciech B, Janusz L, Bartosz W.
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    • Germline BRCA1/2 mutation testing is indicated in every patient with epithelial ovarian cancer: A systematic review.
    • Arts-de Jong M, de Bock GH, van Asperen CJ, Mourits MJ, de Hullu JA, Kets CM.
    • Eur J Cancer. 2016 Jul;61:137-45. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2016.03.009. Epub 2016 May 19.
    • Review
    • The Unbearably Slow Adoption of Genetic Cancer Tests
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    • The Atlantic. 2016 Jul.

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    • 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.
    • BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Testing in Young Women With Breast Cancer.
    • Rosenberg SM, Ruddy KJ, Tamimi RM, Gelber S, Schapira L, Come S, Borges VF, Larsen B, Garber JE, Partridge AH.
    • JAMA Oncol. 2016 Jun 1;2(6):730-6. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.5941.

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    • Høberg-Vetti H, Bjorvatn C, Fiane BE, Aas T, Woie K, Espelid H, Rusken T, Eikesdal HP, Listøl W, Haavind MT, Knappskog PM, Haukanes BI, Steen VM, Hoogerbrugge N.
    • Eur J Hum Genet. 2016 Jun;24(6):881-8. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2015.196. Epub 2015 Sep 9.
    • The influence of clinical and genetic factors on patient outcome in small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type.
    • Witkowski L, Goudie C, Ramos P, Boshari T, Brunet JS, Karnezis AN, Longy M, Knost JA, Saloustros E, McCluggage WG, Stewart CJ, Hendricks WP, Cunliffe H, Huntsman DG, Pautier P, Levine DA, Trent JM, Berchuck A, Hasselblatt M, Foulkes WD.
    • Gynecol Oncol. 2016 Jun;141(3):454-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.03.013. Epub 2016 Mar 19.
    • Impact of Clinical Genetics Attendance at a Gynecologic Oncology Tumor Board on Referrals for Genetic Counseling and BRCA Mutation Testing.
    • Cohen PA, Nichols CB, Schofield L, Van Der Werf S, Pachter N.
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    • Ovarian Cancer in Hereditary Cancer Susceptibility Syndromes.
    • Nakonechny QB, Gilks CB.
    • Surg Pathol Clin. 2016 Jun;9(2):189-99. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2016.01.003. Epub 2016 Apr 11.
    • Review
    • Early-onset breast cancer patients in the South and Southeast of Brazil should be tested for the TP53 p.R337H mutation.
    • Andrade KC, Santiago KM, Fortes FP, Mambelli LI, Nóbrega AF, Achatz MI.
    • Genet Mol Biol. 2016 May 24;39(2):199-202. doi: 10.1590/1678-4685-GMB-2014-0343.
    • Ovarian Cancer and BRCA1/2 Testing: Opportunities to Improve Clinical Care and Disease Prevention.
    • Karakasis K, Burnier JV, Bowering V, Oza AM, Lheureux S.
    • Front Oncol. 2016 May 11;6:119. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2016.00119. eCollection 2016.
    • Frequency of germline DNA genetic findings in an unselected prospective cohort of triple-negative breast cancer patients participating in a platinum-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy trial.
    • González-Rivera M, Lobo M, López-Tarruella S, Jerez Y, Del Monte-Millán M, Massarrah T, Ramos-Medina R, Ocaña I, Picornell A, Garzón SS, Pérez-Carbornero L, García-Saenz JA, Gómez H, Moreno F, Márquez-Rodas I, Fuentes H, Martin M.
    • Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2016 Apr;156(3):507-15. doi: 10.1007/s10549-016-3792-1. Epub 2016 Apr 15.
    • BRCA testing, treatment patterns and survival in platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer - an observational cohort study.
    • Unni SK, Schauerhamer MB, Deka R, Tyczynski JE, Fernandes AW, Stevens V, Brixner DI, Stenehjem DD.
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    • Mutation Screening of BRCA Genes in 10 Iranian Males with Breast Cancer.
    • Zorrieh Zahra A, Kadkhoda S, Behjati F, Aghakhani Moghaddam F, Badiei A, Sirati F, Afshin Alavi H, Atri M, Omranipour R, Keyhani E.
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