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    • Disparities between Uptake of Germline BRCA1/2 Gene Tests and Implementation of Post-test Management Strategies in Epithelial Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer Patients.
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    • Feasibility of genetic testing for cancer risk assessment programme in Nigeria.
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    • J Psychosoc Oncol. 2020 Oct 22:1-27. doi: 10.1080/07347332.2020.1836109. Epub ahead of print.
    • Review
    • Clinically Actionable Findings Derived From Predictive Genomic Testing Offered in a Medical Practice Setting.
    • Anderson JL, Kruisselbrink TM, Lisi EC, Hughes TM, Steyermark JM, Winkler EM, Berg CM, Vierkant RA, Gupta R, Ali AH, Faubion SS, Aoudia SL, McAllister TM, Farrugia G, Stewart AK, Lazaridis KN.
    • Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Oct 21:S0025-6196(20)31119-8. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.08.051. Epub ahead of print.
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    • Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2020 Oct 20. doi: 10.1002/gcc.22900. Epub ahead of print.
    • Review
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    • PLoS One. 2020 Oct 14;15(10):e0240585. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240585.
    • Should You Recommend Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing for This Patient? : Grand Rounds Discussion From Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
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    • Ann Intern Med. 2020 Oct 6;173(7):563-571. doi: 10.7326/M20-5419.
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    • Knowledge and Attitudes About Genetic Testing Among Black and White Women with Breast Cancer.
    • McCall MK, Ibikunle S, Murphy Y, Hunter K, Rosenzweig MQ.
    • J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2020 Oct 6. doi: 10.1007/s40615-020-00878-5. Epub ahead of print.
    • Cost-effectiveness of Population-Wide Genomic Screening for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer in the United States.
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    • JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Oct 1;3(10):e2022874. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.22874.

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    • Impact of Numeracy Preferences on Information Needs for Genome Sequencing Results.
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    • Patient Educ Couns. 2020 Sep 25:S0738-3991(20)305309. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.09.032. Epub ahead of print.
    • "I think that a brief conversation from their provider can go a very long way": Patient and provider perspectives on barriers and facilitators of genetic testing after ovarian cancer.
    • Mallen AR, Conley CC, Fuzzell L, Ketcher D, Augusto BM, McIntyre M, Barton LV, Townsend MK, Fridley BL, Tworoger SS, Wenham RM, Vadaparampil ST.
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    • Discrepancies in Genetic Testing Procedures of BRCA1/2 Mutations: A National Survey Across China.
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    • Mol Diagn Ther. 2020 Sep 24. doi: 10.1007/s40291-020-00489-0. Epub ahead of print.
    • Screening of germline mutations in young Rwandan patients with breast cancers.
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    • Implementing Cancer Genomics in State Health Agencies: Mapping Activities to an Implementation Science Outcome Framework.
    • Green RF, Kumerow MT, Rodriguez JL, Addie S, Beachy SH, Senier L.
    • Public Health Genomics. 2020 Sep 17:1-12. doi: 10.1159/000510336. Epub ahead of print.

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    Proposed outcomes measures for state public health genomic programs.

    • Adherence to NCCN Guidelines for Genetic Testing in Breast Cancer Patients: Who Are We Missing?
    • Alberty-Oller JJ, Weltz S, Santos A, Pisapati K, Ru M, Weltz C, Schmidt H, Port E.
    • Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Sep 11. doi: 10.1245/s10434-020-09123-z. Epub ahead of print.
    • NCCN Updates Guidelines Advising Against Using Polygenic Risk Scores Outside of Clinical Trials.
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    • BRCA1/2 Testing in Massachusetts Among Women With Private Insurance or Medicaid, 2011-2015.
    • Pace LE, Baum CF, Horvath K, Raja SC, Cohen J, Hawkins SS.
    • Med Care. 2020 Sep 10. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001405. Epub ahead of print.
    • Relaunched Canadian BRCA1/2 Screening Project Aims to ID High-Risk Carriers, Intervene Early.
    • Anderson A.
    • Precision Oncology News. 2020 Sep 8.
    • News
    • Ovarian cancer predisposition beyond BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.
    • Pietragalla A, Arcieri M, Marchetti C, Scambia G, Fagotti A.
    • Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2020 Sep 6:ijgc-2020-001556. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2020-001556. Epub ahead of print.
    • Review
    • Genetic Testing and Surveillance of Young Breast Cancer Survivors and Blood Relatives: A Cluster Randomized Trial.
    • Katapodi MC, Ming C, Northouse LL, Duffy SA, Duquette D, Mendelsohn-Victor KE, Milliron KJ, Merajver SD, Dinov ID, Janz NK.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2020 Sep 5;12(9):2526. doi: 10.3390/cancers12092526.
    • Invitae Launches Study to Explore Impact of Testing Guidelines on Prostate Cancer Patients' Outcomes.
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    • Precision Oncology News. 2020 Sep 3.
    • Presymptomatic Awareness of Germline Pathogenic BRCA Variants and Associated Outcomes in Women With Breast Cancer.
    • Hadar T, Mor P, Amit G, Lieberman S, Gekhtman D, Rabinovitch R, Levy-Lahad E.
    • JAMA Oncol. 2020 Sep 1;6(9):1460-1463. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.2059.

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    Research news: Study Sees Survival Boost For BRCA1/2 Carriers Tested Before Breast Cancer Diagnosis. (GenomeWeb)

    Research news: 'Knowledge Is Power': Knowing BRCA1/2 Status Tied to Survival. (Medscape)

    Research news: Knowing about an inherited BRCA mutation improves outcomes for women with breast cancer. (FORCE. XRAY.)

    • Prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in Patients with Primary Ovarian Cancer - Does the German Checklist for Detecting the Risk of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Adequately Depict the Need for Consultation?
    • Ataseven B, Tripon D, Rhiem K, Harter P, Schneider S, Heitz F, Baert T, Traut A, Pauly N, Ehmann S, Plett H, Schmutzler RK, du Bois A.
    • Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd. 2020 Sep;80(9):932-940. doi: 10.1055/a-1222-0042. Epub 2020 Sep 2.
    • Clinical implications of genomic evaluations for prostate cancer risk stratification, screening, and treatment: a narrative review.
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    • Prostate Int. 2020 Sep;8(3):99-106. doi: 10.1016/j.prnil.2020.09.001. Epub 2020 Sep 14.
    • Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC): review of its molecular characteristics, screening, treatment, and prognosis.
    • Yoshida R.
    • Breast Cancer. 2020 Aug 29. doi: 10.1007/s12282-020-01148-2. Epub ahead of print.
    • Strategies to enhance identification of hereditary breast cancer gene carriers.
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    • Germline mutations and prostate cancer: is it time to change treatment algorithms?
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    • Chin Clin Oncol. 2020 Aug 27:cco-19-207. doi: 10.21037/cco-19-207. Epub ahead of print.
    • Study: Among women with breast cancer, who should have genetic testing for an inherited mutation?
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    Evaluation of Germline Genetic Testing Criteria in a Hospital-Based Series of Women With Breast Cancer.

    • Early-onset breast cancer in a woman with a germline mobile element insertion resulting in BRCA2 disruption: a case report.
    • Deuitch N, Li ST, Courtney E, Shaw T, Dent R, Tan V, Yackowski L, Torene R, Berkofsky-Fessler W, Ngeow J.
    • Hum Genome Var. 2020 Aug 25;7:24. doi: 10.1038/s41439-020-00111-z.
    • The management of BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers in Singapore.
    • Chiang J, Ngeow J.
    • Chin Clin Oncol. 2020 Aug 17:cco-20-104. doi: 10.21037/cco-20-104. Epub ahead of print.
    • Optimizing the management of HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer in the era of PARP inhibitors-proceedings from breast cancer expert group meeting.
    • Dawood S, Konstantinova M, Perazzo F, Kim SB, Villarreal-Garza C, Franco SX, Simon SD, El-Nahas T.
    • Chin Clin Oncol. 2020 Aug 17:cco-20-138. doi: 10.21037/cco-20-138. Epub ahead of print.
    • Can population BRCA screening be applied in non-Ashkenazi Jewish populations? Experience in Macau population.
    • Qin Z, Kuok CN, Dong H, Jiang L, Zhang L, Guo M, Leong HK, Wang L, Meng G, Wang SM.
    • J Med Genet. 2020 Aug 17:jmedgenet-2020-107181. doi: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2020-107181. Epub ahead of print.
    • Identification of Recurrent Variants in BRCA1 and BRCA2 across Multiple Cancers in the Chinese Population.
    • Jiang Y, Tian T, Yu C, Zhou W, Yang J, Wang Y, Wen Y, Chen J, Dai J, Jin G, Ma H, Shen H, Hu Z.
    • Biomed Res Int. 2020 Aug 15;2020:6739823. doi: 10.1155/2020/6739823.
    • Somatic BRCA Mutation in a Cholangiocarcinoma Patient for HBOC Syndrome Detection.
    • Paradiso AV, Patruno M, Digennaro M, Tommasi S, Pilato B, Argentiero A, Brunetti O, Silvestris N.
    • Front Oncol. 2020 Aug 12;10:1292. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.01292.
    • Uptake of Family-Specific Mutation Genetic Testing Among Relatives of Patients with Ovarian Cancer with BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation.
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    • Cancer Res Treat. 2020 Aug 11. doi: 10.4143/crt.2020.364. Epub ahead of print.
    • Prevalence of pathogenic variants in DNA damage response and repair genes in patients undergoing cancer risk assessment and reporting a personal history of early-onset renal cancer.
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    • Screening of BRCA1/2 genes mutations and copy number variations in patients with high risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC).
    • El Ansari FZ, Jouali F, Marchoudi N, Bennani MM, Ghailani NN, Barakat A, Fekkak J.
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    • Genetic testing in Poland and Ukraine: should comprehensive germline testing of BRCA1 and BRCA2 be recommended for women with breast and ovarian cancer?
    • Nguyen-Dumont T, Karpinski P, Sasiadek MM, Akopyan H, Steen JA, Theys D, Hammet F, Tsimiklis H, Park DJ, Pope BJ, Slezak R, Stembalska A, Pesz K, Kitsera N, Siekierzynska A, Southey MC, Myszka A.
    • Genet Res (Camb). 2020 Aug 10;102:e6. doi: 10.1017/S0016672320000075.
    • Pinning Pink: Messages About Hereditary Breast Cancer Risk on Pinterest.
    • Miller CA, Henderson AN, Guidry JPD, McGuire KP, Fuemmeler BF.
    • J Cancer Educ. 2020 Aug 8. doi: 10.1007/s13187-020-01842-x. Epub ahead of print.
    • Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology: Assuming All Labs Are Equal Gives False Reassurance of Risk.
    • Ray T.
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    • Clinicopathological characteristics of gene-positive breast cancer in the United Arab Emirates.
    • Altinoz A, Al Ameri M, Qureshi W, Boush N, Nair SC, Abdel-Aziz A.
    • Breast. 2020 Jul 27;53:119-124. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2020.07.005. Epub ahead of print.
    • The contemporary landscape of genetic testing and breast cancer: Emerging issues.
    • Shah PD, Domchek SM.
    • Breast J. 2020 Jul 20. doi: 10.1111/tbj.13968. Epub ahead of print.
    • Review
    • Economic Evaluation of Population-Based BRCA1/BRCA2 Mutation Testing across Multiple Countries and Health Systems.
    • Manchanda R, Sun L, Patel S, Evans O, Wilschut J, De Freitas Lopes AC, Gaba F, Brentnall A, Duffy S, Cui B, Coelho De Soarez P, Husain Z, Hopper J, Sadique Z, Mukhopadhyay A, Yang L, Berkhof J, Legood R.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2020 Jul 17;12(7):1929. doi: 10.3390/cancers12071929.

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    • Utilization of clinical genetic counseling among childhood and young adult cancer survivors in a registry trial.
    • Anderson N, Delavar A, Friedman DN, Joseph V, Mubdi N, Oeffinger KC, Sklar CA, Offit K, Matasar M, Raghunathan N, Antal Z, Straus D, Walsh M, Latham A, Tonorezos ES.
    • J Community Genet. 2020 Jul 16. doi: 10.1007/s12687-020-00478-0. Epub ahead of print.
    • Breast cancer risk assessment and management programs: A practical guide.
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    • Breast J. 2020 Jul 14. doi: 10.1111/tbj.13967. Epub ahead of print.
    • Review
    • Mainstreaming germline BRCA1/2 testing in non-mucinous epithelial ovarian cancer in the North West of England.
    • Flaum N, Morgan RD, Burghel GJ, Bulman M, Clamp AR, Hasan J, Mitchell CL, Badea D, Moon S, Hogg M, Hadjiyiannakis D, Clancy T, Schlecht H, Woodward ER, Crosbie EJ, Edmondson RJ, Wallace AJ, Jayson GC, Lalloo FI, Harkness EF, Evans DGR.
    • Eur J Hum Genet. 2020 Jul 10. doi: 10.1038/s41431-020-0692-y. Epub ahead of print.
    • Update on multi-gene panel testing and communication of genetic test results.
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    • Breast J. 2020 Jul 8. doi: 10.1111/tbj.13971. Epub ahead of print.
    • Review
    • Variations in the Referral Pattern for Genetic Counseling of Patients with Early-Onset Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Study in Southern Sweden.
    • Augustinsson A, Ellberg C, Kristoffersson U, Olsson H, Ehrencrona H.
    • Public Health Genomics. 2020 Jul 8:1-10. doi: 10.1159/000508684. Epub ahead of print.
    • Sequence Now, Later, or Never?
    • Hagemann IS.
    • Clin Chem. 2020 Jul 1;66(7):883-885. doi: 10.1093/clinchem/hvaa053.
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    • Genetic Counseling, Testing, and Management of HBOC in India: An Expert Consensus Document from Indian Society of Medical and Pediatric Oncology.
    • Malhotra H, Kowtal P, Mehra N, Pramank R, Sarin R, Rajkumar T, Gupta S, Bapna A, Bhattacharyya GS, Gupta S, Maheshwari A, Mannan AU, Reddy Kundur R, Sekhon R, Singhal M, Smruti BK, Sp S, Suryavanshi M, Verma A.
    • JCO Glob Oncol. 2020 Jul;6:991-1008. doi: 10.1200/JGO.19.00381.
    • A Modern Dilemma: How Experts Grapple with Ambiguous Genetic Test Results.
    • Scherr CL, Ross Arguedas AA, Getachew-Smith H, Marshall-Fricker C, Shrestha N, Brooks K, Fischhoff B, Vadaparampil ST.
    • Med Decis Making. 2020 Jul;40(5):655-668. doi: 10.1177/0272989X20935864.
    • A systematic review of communication interventions to help healthcare professionals discuss genetic testing for breast cancer.
    • Starkings R, Shilling V, Jenkins V, Fallowfield L.
    • Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2020 Jun 23. doi: 10.1007/s10549-020-05741-z. Epub ahead of print.
    • Economic Modelling of Screen-and-Treat Strategies for Brazilian Women at Risk of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer.
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    • Improving primary care identification of familial breast cancer risk using proactive invitation and decision support.
    • Qureshi N, Dutton B, Weng S, Sheehan C, Chorley W, Robertson JFR, Kendrick D, Kai J.
    • Fam Cancer. 2020 Jun 11. doi: 10.1007/s10689-020-00188-z. Epub ahead of print.
    • Web-based return of BRCA2 research results: one-year genetic counselling experience in Iceland.
    • Stefansdottir V, Thorolfsdottir E, Hognason HB, Patch C, van El C, Hentze S, Cordier C, Mendes Á, Jonsson JJ.
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    • Implementation of Germline Testing for Prostate Cancer: Philadelphia Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference 2019.
    • Giri VN, Knudsen KE, Kelly WK, Cheng HH, Cooney KA, Cookson MS, Dahut W, Weissman S, Soule HR, Petrylak DP, Dicker AP, AlDubayan SH, Toland AE, Pritchard CC, Pettaway CA, Daly MB, Mohler JL, Parsons JK, Carroll PR, Pilarski R, Blanco A, Woodson A, Rahm A, Taplin ME, Polascik TJ, Helfand BT, Hyatt C, Morgans AK, Feng F, Mullane M, Powers J, Concepcion R, Lin DW, Wender R, Mark JR, Costello A, Burnett AL, Sartor O, Isaacs WB, Xu J, Weitzel J, Andriole GL, Beltran H, Briganti A, Byrne L, Calvaresi A, Chandrasekar T, Chen DYT, Den RB, Dobi A, Crawford ED, Eastham J, Eggener S, Freedman ML, Garnick M, Gomella PT, Handley N, Hurwitz MD, Izes J, Karnes RJ, Lallas C, Languino L, Loeb S, Lopez AM, Loughlin KR, Lu-Yao G, Malkowicz SB, Mann M, Mille P, Miner MM, Morgan T, Moreno J, Mucci L, Myers RE, Nielsen SM, O'Neil B, Pinover W, Pinto P, Poage W, Raj GV, Rebbeck TR, Ryan C, Sandler H, Schiewer M, Scott EMD, Szymaniak B, Tester W, Trabulsi EJ, Vapiwala N, Yu EY, Zeigler-Johnson C, Gomella LG.
    • J Clin Oncol. 2020 Jun 9:JCO2000046. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.00046. Epub ahead of print.

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    • "It wasn't just for me": Motivations and implications of genetic testing for women at a low risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome.
    • Gill G, Beard C, Storey K, Taylor S, Sexton A.
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    • Sequencing technology status of BRCA1/2 testing in Latin American Countries.
    • Solano AR, Palmero EI, Delgado L, Carraro DM, Ortíz-López R, Carranza CL, Santamaria C, Cifuentes L, Jara Sosa LE, Toland AE.
    • NPJ Genom Med. 2020 Jun 2;5(1):22. doi: 10.1038/s41525-020-0126-3.

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    • Sequencing technology status of BRCA1/2 testing in Latin American Countries.
    • Solano AR, Palmero EI, Delgado L, Carraro DM, Ortíz-López R, Carranza CL, Santamaria C, Cifuentes L, Jara Sosa LE, Toland AE.
    • NPJ Genom Med. 2020 Jun 2;5:22. doi: 10.1038/s41525-020-0126-3.
    • Direct-to-consumer misleading information on cancer risks calls for an urgent clarification of health genetic testing performed by commercial companies.
    • de Pauw A, Schwartz M, Colas C, Golmard L, Stoppa-Lyonnet D.
    • Eur J Cancer. 2020 Jun 1;132:100-103. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2020.03.007.
    • Commentary
    • Germline Insights from NGS Somatic Testing: Clinical Challenges and Controversies.
    • Matloff ET, Giri VN, Nowak JA, Sotelo J, Silver DP.
    • Precision Oncology News. Resources: Webinars. 2020 Jun 1.
    • Managing a woman with BRCA mutations? Shared decision-making is key.
    • Schrager S, Torell E, Ledford K, Elezaby M, Barroleit L, Sadowski E.
    • J Fam Pract. 2020 Jun;69(5):237-243.
    • BRCA testing in a genomic diagnostics referral center during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    • Minucci A, Scambia G, Santonocito C, Concolino P, Urbani A.
    • Mol Biol Rep. 2020 Jun;47(6):4857-4860. doi: 10.1007/s11033-020-05479-3. Epub 2020 May 9.
    • Executive Summary of the Early-Onset Breast Cancer Evidence Review Conference.
    • Chelmow D, Pearlman MD, Young A, Bozzuto L, Dayaratna S, Jeudy M, Kremer ME, Scott DM, O'Hara JS.
    • Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Jun;135(6):1457-1478. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003889.
    • Lynch Syndrome Germline Mutations in Breast Cancer: Next Generation Sequencing Case-Control Study of 1,263 Participants.
    • Nikitin AG, Chudakova DA, Enikeev RF, Sakaeva D, Druzhkov M, Shigapova LH, Brovkina OI, Shagimardanova EI, Gusev OA, Gordiev MG.
    • Front Oncol. 2020 May 29;10:666. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00666.
    • Genetic Testing and Screening Recommendations for Patients with Hereditary Breast Cancer.
    • Bharucha PP, Chiu KE, François FM, Scott JL, Khorjekar GR, Tirada NP.
    • Radiographics. 2020 May 29:190181. doi: 10.1148/rg.2020190181. Epub ahead of print.
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    • Changing practice: moving to a specialist nurse-led service for BRCA gene testing.
    • Scott N, O'Sullivan J, Asgeirsson K, Macmillan D, Wilson E.
    • Br J Nurs. 2020 May 28;29(10):S6-S13. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2020.29.10.S6.
    • How can Australia integrate routine genetic sequencing in oncology: a qualitative study through an implementation science lens.
    • O'Shea R, Rankin NM, Kentwell M, Gleeson M, Salmon L, Tucker KM, Lewis S, Taylor N.
    • Genet Med. 2020 May 28. doi: 10.1038/s41436-020-0838-x. Epub ahead of print.
    • BRCA immunohistochemistry for screening of BRCA mutation in epithelial ovarian cancer patients.
    • Manchana T, Tantbirojn P, Pohthipornthawat N.
    • Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2020 May 27;33:100582. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2020.100582.
    • Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology: Missed Mutations Highlight Somatic, Germline Test Difference.
    • Ray T.
    • Precision Oncology News. 2020 May 26.
    • Updates in hereditary breast cancer genetic testing and practical high risk breast management in gene carriers.
    • Pederson HJ, Noss R.
    • Semin Oncol. 2020 May 26:S0093-7754(20)30047-6. doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2020.05.008. Epub ahead of print.
    • Review
    • The development and evaluation of a nationwide training program for oncology health professionals in the provision of genetic testing for ovarian cancer patients.
    • Gleeson M, Kentwell M, Meiser B, Do J, Nevin S, Taylor N, Barlow-Stewart K, Kirk J, James P, Scott CL, Williams R, Gamet K, Burke J, Murphy M, Antill YC, Pearn A, Pachter N, Ebzery C, Poplawski N, Friedlander M, Tucker KM; Australian Genetic Testing Mainstreaming Collaborative Group.
    • Gynecol Oncol. 2020 May 22:S0090-8258(20)31028-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.05.001. Epub ahead of print.
    • Population Study of Ovarian Cancer Risk Prediction for Targeted Screening and Prevention.
    • Gaba F, Blyuss O, Liu X, Goyal S, Lahoti N, Chandrasekaran D, Kurzer M, Kalsi J, Sanderson S, Lanceley A, Ahmed M, Side L, Gentry-Maharaj A, Wallis Y, Wallace A, Waller J, Luccarini C, Yang X, Dennis J, Dunning A, Lee A, Antoniou AC, Legood R, Menon U, Jacobs I, Manchanda R.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2020 May 15;12(5):E1241. doi: 10.3390/cancers12051241.
    • Molecular Testing Updates and Impact for Clinical Practice.
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    • NCCN. Continuing Education. 2020 May 8.
    • Identifying Ashkenazi Jewish BRCA1/2 founder variants in individuals who do not self-report Jewish ancestry.
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    • Sci Rep. 2020 May 6;10(1):7669. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-63466-x.
    • Evaluation of Germline Genetic Testing Criteria in a Hospital-Based Series of Women With Breast Cancer.
    • Yadav S, Hu C, Hart SN, Boddicker N, Polley EC, Na J, Gnanaolivu R, Lee KY, Lindstrom T, Armasu S, Fitz-Gibbon P, Ghosh K, Stan DL, Pruthi S, Neal L, Sandhu N, Rhodes DJ, Klassen C, Peethambaram PP, Haddad TC, Olson JE, Hoskin TL, Goetz MP, Domchek SM, Boughey JC, Ruddy KJ, Couch FJ.
    • J Clin Oncol. 2020 May 1;38(13):1409-1418. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.02190. Epub 2020 Mar 3.

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    Germline Genetic Testing for Women With Breast Cancer: Shifting the Paradigm From Whom to Test to Whom NOT to Test.

    Podcast, Research review: Genetic Testing in Breast Cancer Patients: Striking the Balance Between Over Versus Undertesting. (JCO Podcast. 2020 Mar 11.)

    Research news: Study: Among women with breast cancer, who should have genetic testing for an inherited mutation? (FORCE. XRAYS.)

    • Genetic screening results of individuals with high risk BRCA-related breast/ovarian cancer in Trakya region of Turkey.
    • Demir S, Tozkir H, Gurkan H, Atli EI, Yalcintepe S, Atli E, Sezer YA, Eker D, Tuncbilek N, Tastekin E, Ozen Y, Cicin I.
    • J BUON. 2020 May-Jun;25(3):1337-1347.
    • Evaluation of current genetic testing reports in German-speaking countries with regard to secondary use and future electronic implementation.
    • Radke TF, Patton SJ, Pantazoglou E, Sass J, Thun S.
    • Eur J Hum Genet. 2020 May;28(5):558-566. doi: 10.1038/s41431-020-0586-z. Epub 2020 Feb 13.
    • GSK Gets Broad Zejula Indication in Ovarian Cancer; FDA Deems Myriad Genetics' Test Complementary
    • [No author given.]
    • GenomeWeb. Business & Policy. 2020 Apr 30.

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    Niraparib in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Advanced Ovarian Cancer.

    • Acceptability and outcomes of multigene panel testing among young Black breast cancer survivors.
    • Conley CC, Garcia JD, Radford C, Reich RR, Monteiro AN, Pal T, Vadaparampil ST.
    • Breast J. 2020 Apr 22. doi: 10.1111/tbj.13848. Epub ahead of print.
    • Commentary
    • Population Screening for Inherited Predisposition to Breast and Ovarian Cancer.
    • Manchanda R, Lieberman S, Gaba F, Lahad A, Levy-Lahad E.
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    • Unanswered Questions: Hereditary breast and gynecological cancer risk assessment in transgender adolescents and young adults.
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    • Founder BRCA1/BRCA2/PALB2 pathogenic variants in French-Canadian breast cancer cases and controls.
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    • A road map for the future: An exploration of attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs among African Americans to tailor health promotion of cancer-related genetic counseling and testing.
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    • Optimal age for genetic cancer predisposition testing in hereditary SMARCA4 Ovarian Cancer Families: How young is too young?
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    • Myriad Genetics BRCA Test to be Reimbursed in Japan.
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    • Young Women With Breast Cancer: Treatment, Care, and Nursing Implications.
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    • Review
    • Association of Rare Pathogenic DNA Variants for Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome, and Lynch Syndrome With Disease Risk in Adults According to Family History.
    • Patel AP, Wang M, Fahed AC, Mason-Suares H, Brockman D, Pelletier R, Amr S, Machini K, Hawley M, Witkowski L, Koch C, Philippakis A, Cassa CA, Ellinor PT, Kathiresan S, Ng K, Lebo M, Khera AV.
    • JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Apr 1;3(4):e203959. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.3959.

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    Press: Family History Insufficient to Determine High Risk of Gene-Linked CVD or Cancer. (Clinical OMICs)

    • Canadian cost-effectiveness model of BRCA-driven surgical prevention of breast/ovarian cancers compared to treatment if cancer develops.
    • Hurry M, Eccleston A, Dyer M, Hoskins P
    • Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2020 Apr;36(2):104-112. doi: 10.1017/S0266462319003519.
    • NCCN Guidelines Insights: Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Breast, Ovarian, and Pancreatic, Version 1.2020.
    • Daly MB, Pilarski R, Yurgelun MB, Berry MP, Buys SS, Dickson P, Domchek SM, Elkhanany A, Friedman S, Garber JE, Goggins M, Hutton ML, Khan S, Klein C, Kohlmann W, Kurian AW, Laronga C, Litton JK, Mak JS, Menendez CS, Merajver SD, Norquist BS, Offit K, Pal T, Pederson HJ, Reiser G, Shannon KM, Visvanathan K, Weitzel JN, Wick MJ, Wisinski KB, Dwyer MA, Darlow SD.
    • J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2020 Apr;18(4):380-391. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2020.0017.

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    • Public perception of predictive cancer genetic testing and research in Oregon.
    • Alvord TW, Marriott LK, Nguyen PT, Shafer A, Brown K, Stoller W, Volpi JL, Vandehey-Guerrero J, Ferrara LK, Blakesley S, Solomon E, Kuehl H, Palma AJ, Farris PE, Hamman KJ, Cotter M, Shannon J.
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    • Genetic Testing for Cancer Predisposition Syndromes in Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs)
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    • Review
    • Germline Genetic Testing, Counseling Move Remote as Pandemic Limits In-Person Care Capacity.
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    • GenomeWeb. 2020 Mar 24.
    • Prevalence and Spectrum of Pathogenic Germline Variants in Japanese Patients With Early-Onset Colorectal, Breast, and Prostate Cancer.
    • Liu X, Takata S, Ashikawa K, Aoi T, Kosugi S, Terao C, Parrish NF, Matsuda K, Nakagawa H, Kamatani Y, Kubo M, Momozawa Y.
    • JCO Precis Oncol. 2020;4:183. doi: 10.1200/PO.19.00224. Epub 2020 Mar 24.
    • Factors shaping at-risk individuals' decisions to undergo genetic testing for cancer in Asia.
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    • Genetics/Familial Risk Assessment for Breast Cancer: Controversies and Evolving Principles.
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    • DNA tests grow more vital in hereditary breast cancer treatments. They also raise unanswerable questions.
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    • Washington Post. Health & Science. 2020 Mar 15.
    • Updated Guideline Moves Genetic Testing Beyond BRCA.
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    • OncologyLive. 2020 Mar 13;21(6).
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    Guidelines:

    Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

    • Prevalence of Pathogenic Variants in Cancer Susceptibility Genes Among Women With Postmenopausal Breast Cancer.
    • Kurian AW, Bernhisel R, Larson K, Caswell-Jin JL, Shadyab AH, Ochs-Balcom H, Stefanick ML.
    • JAMA. 2020 Mar 10;323(10):995-997. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.0229.

    Related:

    Press: Inherited Mutations in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Patients Suggest Genetic Testing Is Warranted. (GenomeWeb)

    Press Release: Older women with breast cancer may benefit from genetic testing. (Stanford Medicine)

    Press: Genetic testing may benefit some postmenopausal women with breast cancer. (Healio)

    • Variants of uncertain clinical significance in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer genes: best practices in functional analysis for clinical annotation.
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    • Review
    • Pioneering Informed Consent for Return of Research Results to Breast Cancer Patients Facing Barriers to Implementation of Genomic Medicine: The Kenyan BRCA1/2 Testing Experience Using Whole Exome Sequencing.
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    • Front Genet. 2020 Mar 6;11:170. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00170. eCollection 2020.
    • Evaluating Web-Based Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests for Cancer Susceptibility.
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    • JCO Precis Oncol. 2020;4:161. doi: 10.1200/PO.19.00317. Epub 2020 Mar 5.
    • Review
    • Genetic Counseling and Germline Testing in the Era of Tumor Sequencing: A Cohort Study.
    • Klek S, Heald B, Milinovich A, Ni Y, Abraham J, Mahdi H, Estfan B, Khorana AA, Bolwell BJ, Grivas P, Sohal DPS, Funchain P.
    • JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2020 Mar 5;4(3):pkaa018. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkaa018.

    Related:

    Editorial:

    A Clinical Approach to Detecting Germline Pathogenic Variants From Tumor-Only Sequencing.

    • The Provision of Genetic Testing and Related Services in Quebec, Canada.
    • Unim B, De Vito C, Hagan J, Villari P, Knoppers BM, Zawati M.
    • Front Genet. 2020 Mar 4;11:127. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00127. eCollection 2020.
    • How genomic information is accessed in clinical practice: an electronic survey of UK general practitioners.
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    • J Community Genet. 2020 Mar 3. doi: 10.1007/s12687-020-00457-5. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Population-based genetic testing for Women's cancer prevention.
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    • Breast cancer risk assessment in patients who test negative for a hereditary cancer syndrome.
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    • Am J Surg. 2020 Mar;219(3):430-433. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.10.015. Epub 2019 Oct 11.

    Related:

    Commentary, Presentation:

    Discussion on: Breast cancer risk assessment in patients who test negative for a hereditary cancer syndrome.

    • Should all breast cancer patients get germline genetic testing?
    • Pal T, Domchek S, Graber C
    • Genetics in Medicine. GenePod. 2020 Mar.

    Related:

    Guidelines:

    Points to consider: is there evidence to support BRCA1/2 and other inherited breast cancer genetic testing for all breast cancer patients? A statement of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG).

    Commentary:

    Germline genetic testing for breast cancer: which patients? What genes?

    • Recommendations for Advancing the Diagnosis and Management of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer in Brazil.
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    • Exceptional Response to Olaparib in a Patient With Recurrent Ovarian Cancer and an Entire BRCA1 Germline Gene Deletion.
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    • Comparison of BRCA versus non-BRCA germline mutations and associated somatic mutation profiles in patients with unselected breast cancer.
    • Chen B, Zhang G, Li X, Ren C, Wang Y, Li K, Mok H, Cao L, Wen L, Jia M, Li C, Guo L, Wei G, Lin J, Li Y, Zhang Y, Han-Zhang H, Liu J, Lizaso A, Liao N.
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    • Splicing profile by capture RNA-seq identifies pathogenic germline variants in tumor suppressor genes.
    • Landrith T, Li B, Cass AA, Conner BR, LaDuca H, McKenna DB, Maxwell KN, Domchek S, Morman NA, Heinlen C, Wham D, Koptiuch C, Vagher J, Rivera R, Bunnell A, Patel G, Geurts JL, Depas MM, Gaonkar S, Pirzadeh-Miller S, Krukenberg R, Seidel M, Pilarski R, Farmer M, Pyrtel K, Milliron K, Lee J, Hoodfar E, Nathan D, Ganzak AC, Wu S, Vuong H, Xu D, Arulmoli A, Parra M, Hoang L, Molparia B, Fennessy M, Fox S, Charpentier S, Burdette J, Pesaran T, Profato J, Smith B, Haynes G, Dalton E, Crandall JR, Baxter R, Lu HM, Tippin-Davis B, Elliott A, Chao E, Karam R.
    • NPJ Precis Oncol. 2020 Feb 24;4:4. doi: 10.1038/s41698-020-0109-y. eCollection 2020.
    • The Need to Improve the Clinical Utility of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests: Either Too Narrow or Too Broad.
    • Kilbride MK, Bradbury AR.
    • JAMA. 2020 Feb 19. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.22504. [Epub ahead of print]

    Related:

    CME Audio, Interview: The Need to Improve the Clinical Utility of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests: Either Too Narrow or Too Broad. (JAMA Network: JN Learning)

    • Clinical applications of polygenic breast cancer risk: a critical review and perspectives of an emerging field.
    • Yanes T, Young MA, Meiser B, James PA.
    • Breast Cancer Res. 2020 Feb 17;22(1):21. doi: 10.1186/s13058-020-01260-3.
    • Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: Recommendation Statement.
    • [No authors listed]
    • Am Fam Physician. 2020 Feb 15;101(4):233-238.

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    • Experts say more women should be tested for BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations.
    • Printz C.
    • Cancer. 2020 Feb 15;126(4):693. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32723.

    Related:

    Guidelines:

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    • Testing for Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes.
    • Mangione C, Manchanda R.
    • JAMA Oncology. JN Learning. 2020 Feb 11.
    • Podcast. CME activity.
    • Genetic Predisposition to Breast and Ovarian Cancers: How Many and Which Genes to Test?
    • Angeli D, Salvi S, Tedaldi G.
    • Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Feb 8;21(3). pii: E1128. doi: 10.3390/ijms21031128.
    • Transmission of X-linked Ovarian Cancer: Characterization and Implications.
    • Etter JL, Moysich K, Kohli S, Lele S, Odunsi K, Eng KH.
    • Diagnostics (Basel). 2020 Feb 7;10(2). pii: E90. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10020090.
    • Despite Barriers, Labs Starting to Report Suspected Cancer Risk Mutations Seen in Tumor Testing.
    • Ray T.
    • GenomeWeb. 2020 Feb 6.
    • BRCA1 & BRCA2 germline testing in Cretan isolates reveals novel and strong founder effects.
    • Apostolou P, Fostira F, Kouroussis C, Kalfakakou D, Delimitsou A, Agelaki S, Androulakis N, Christodoulou C, Kalbakis K, Kalykaki A, Sanidas E, Papadimitriou C, Vamvakas L, Georgoulias , Mavroudis D, Yannoukakos D, Konstantopoulou I, Saloustros E.
    • Int J Cancer. 2020 Feb 5. doi: 10.1002/ijc.32903. [Epub ahead of print]
    • The narrative paradox of the BRCA gene: an ethnographic study in the clinical encounters of ovarian cancer patients.
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    • Anthropol Med. 2020 Feb 3:1-16. doi: 10.1080/13648470.2019.1663784. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Familial/inherited cancer syndrome: a focus on the highly consanguineous Arab population.
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    • NPJ Genom Med. 2020 Feb 3;5:3. doi: 10.1038/s41525-019-0110-y. eCollection 2020.
    • Health Care Provider Perceptions of Caring for Individuals with Inherited Pancreatic Cancer Risk.
    • Underhill ML, Pozzar R, Chung D, Sawhney M, Yurgelun M.
    • J Cancer Educ. 2020 Feb;35(1):194-203. doi: 10.1007/s13187-019-01623-1.
    • Italian Men Tested for BRCA1/2 Mutation: Psychological Distress during 6-Month Follow-Up.
    • Pellini F, Mirandola S, Granuzzo E, Urbani S, Piccinni Leopardi G, Pollini GP.
    • J Oncol. 2020 Jan 31;2020:3987935. doi: 10.1155/2020/3987935. eCollection 2020.
    • Mainstreamed genetic testing of breast cancer patients in two hospitals in South Eastern Norway.
    • Grindedal EM, Jørgensen K, Olsson P, Gravdehaug B, Lurås H, Schlichting E, Vamre T, Wangensteen T, Heramb C, Mæhle L.
    • Fam Cancer. 2020 Jan 30. doi: 10.1007/s10689-020-00160-x. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Medicare to Cover Gene Tests in Inherited Breast and Ovarian Cancer.
    • Young KD.
    • Medscape Oncology. 2020 Jan 29.

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    • Decision Memo for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for Medicare Beneficiaries with Advanced Cancer (CAG-00450R)
    • Syrek Jensen T, Chin J, Evans MA, Ashby L, Ward A, Rollins J, Li C, Long K.
    • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 2020 Jan 27.
    • CMS to Cover FDA-Approved, -Cleared NGS Germline Tests for Breast, Ovarian Cancer Patients.
    • [No author given]
    • GenomeWeb. 2020 Jan 27.

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    • Genetic Testing in Prostate Cancer.
    • Sokolova AO, Cheng HH.
    • Curr Oncol Rep. 2020 Jan 23;22(1):5. doi: 10.1007/s11912-020-0863-6.
    • Review
    • Characteristics predicting recommendation for familial breast cancer referral in a cohort of women from primary care.
    • Lee SI, Qureshi N, Dutton B, Kai J, Weng S.
    • J Community Genet. 2020 Jan 22. doi: 10.1007/s12687-020-00452-w. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Organizational readiness to implement population-based screening and genetic service delivery for hereditary cancer prevention and control.
    • Knerr S, West KM, Angelo FA.
    • J Genet Couns. 2020 Jan 22. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1216. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Referencing BRCA in hereditary cancer risk discussions: In search of an anchor in a sea of uncertainty.
    • Waltz M, Prince AER, O'Daniel JM, Foreman AKM, Powell BC, Berg JS.
    • J Genet Couns. 2020 Jan 22. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1219. [Epub ahead of print]
    • As Home Genetic Tests Flood Market, Are Physicians Being Left Behind?
    • Miller KD, Domchek S.
    • Medscape Oncology. 2020 Jan 22.
    • Prospective Evaluation of Universal BRCA Testing for Women With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
    • Emborgo TS, Saporito D, Muse KI, Barrera AMG, Litton JK, Lu KH, Arun BK.
    • JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2020 Jan 20;4(2):pkaa002. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkaa002. eCollection 2020 Apr.
    • Should Genetic Testing for Cancer Predisposition Be Standard-of-Care for Women with Invasive Breast Cancer? The Murtha Cancer Center Experience.
    • Rummel SK, Lovejoy LA, Turner CE, Shriver CD, Ellsworth RE.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2020 Jan 17;12(1). pii: E234. doi: 10.3390/cancers12010234.
    • Genetic testing for epithelial ovarian cancer.
    • Amin N, Chaabouni N, George A.
    • Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2020 Jan 16. pii: S1521-6934(20)30017-1. doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2020.01.005. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Applications of Next Generation Sequencing to the Analysis of Familial Breast/Ovarian Cancer.
    • Zelli V, Compagnoni C, Cannita K, Capelli R, Capalbo C, Di Vito Nolfi M, Alesse E, Zazzeroni F, Tessitore A.
    • High Throughput. 2020 Jan 10;9(1). pii: E1. doi: 10.3390/ht9010001.
    • Cascading After Peridiagnostic Cancer Genetic Testing: An Alternative to Population-Based Screening.
    • Offit K, Tkachuk KA, Stadler ZK, Walsh MF, Diaz-Zabala H, Levin JD, Steinsnyder Z, Ravichandran V, Sharaf RN, Frey MK, Lipkin SM, Robson ME, Hamilton JG, Vijai J, Mukherjee S.
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    • Mental Illness and BRCA1/2 Genetic Testing Intention Among Multiethnic Women Undergoing Screening Mammography.
    • Jones T, Freeman K, Ackerman M, Trivedi MS, Silverman T, Shapiro P, Kukafka R, Crew KD.
    • Oncol Nurs Forum. 2020 Jan 1;47(1):E13-E24. doi: 10.1188/20.ONF.E13-E24.
    • BRCA2 gene mutation and prostate cancer risk. Comprehensive review and update.
    • Saudi Med J. 2020 Jan;41(1):9-17. doi: 10.15537/smj.2020.1.24759.
    • [Learning from My Experience: Outpatient Care for Cancer Multigene Genomic Testing].
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    • Miyamoto Y, Tochikubo J, Hosokawa Y, Amano K.
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    • SEOM clinical guidelines in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (2019).
    • González-Santiago S, Ramón Y Cajal T, Aguirre E, Alés-Martínez JE, Andrés R, Balmaña J, Graña B, Herrero A, Llort G, González-Del-Alba A; SEOM Hereditary Cancer Working Group.
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    • Jorge S, McFaddin AS, Doll KM, Pennington KP, Norquist BM, Bennett RL, Pritchard CC, Swisher EM.
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    • Online BRCA1/2 screening in the Australian Jewish community: a qualitative study.
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    • Ambry Genetics Gains NYS Approval for Paired RNA, DNA Genetic Test.
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    • GenomeWeb. 2019 Dec 16.

    Related:

    Original research:

    Assessment of Diagnostic Outcomes of RNA Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancer.

    Press: Ambry Genetics Study Finds RNA Testing Can Clarify Role of Variants in Hereditary Cancer Genes. (GenomeWeb)

    • Black Women's Confidence in the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
    • Sutton AL, Henderson A, Hurtado-de-Mendoza A, Tanner E, Khan M, Quillin J, Sheppard VB.
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    • Points to consider: is there evidence to support BRCA1/2 and other inherited breast cancer genetic testing for all breast cancer patients? A statement of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG).
    • Pal T, Agnese D, Daly M, La Spada A, Litton J, Wick M, Klugman S, Esplin ED, Jarvik GP; Professional Practice and Guidelines Committee.
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    Germline genetic testing for breast cancer: which patients? What genes?

    Podcast: Should all breast cancer patients get germline genetic testing? (Genetics in Medicine. Genepod. 2020 Mar.)

    Press: Universal Genetic Testing in Breast Cancer May Result in More Harm Than Good, Experts Worry. (GenomeWeb)

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    • How to facilitate psychosocial adjustment in women tested for hereditary breast or ovarian cancer susceptibility? Insights from network analysis.
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    • Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology: False Positive After Testing at Pop-Up Booth.
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    • Hereditary Cancer Syndromes and Risk Assessment: ACOG COMMITTEE OPINION, Number 793.
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    • Study on the differences of opinions and choices of high-risk breast cancer populations in China before and after genetic testing.
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    • Ethical Issues in Newborn Sequencing Research: The Case Study of BabySeq.
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    • Hereditary prostate cancer - Primetime for genetic testing?
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    • Review
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    • Review
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    • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK): Clinical Guidelines; 2013 Jun. [Last Update: November 2019.]
    • Determination of Pathogenicity of Breast Cancer 1 Gene Variants using the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology Guidelines.
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    • FDA Approval of Myriad Genetics CDx Adds HRD to Growing List of Ovarian Cancer Predictive Markers.
    • Ray T.
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    • Genetic and Genomic Advances in Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment.
    • Walker-Smith TL, Peck J.
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    • Review
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    Press: Ambry Genetics Study Finds RNA Testing Can Clarify Role of Variants in Hereditary Cancer Genes. (GenomeWeb)

    Press: Ambry Genetics Gains NYS Approval for Paired RNA, DNA Genetic Test. (GenomeWeb)

    • BRCA testing in unaffected young women in the United States, 2006-2017.
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    • Li-Fraumeni syndrome: not a straightforward diagnosis anymore-the interpretation of pathogenic variants of low allele frequency and the differences between germline PVs, mosaicism, and clonal hematopoiesis.
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    • Review
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    • Evaluation of a Clinical Decision Support System for the Prescription of Genetic Tests in the Gynecological Cancer Risk.
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    • Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.
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    Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer in Women: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force.

    Guidelines [Internet]:

    Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA1/2-Related Cancer in Women: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [Internet].

    Editorial:

    Broadening Criteria for BRCA1/2 Evaluation: Placing the USPSTF Recommendation in Context.

    Editorial:

    USPSTF Recommendations for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Testing in the Context of a Transformative National Cancer Control Plan.

    Editorial:

    Hereditary Cancer Evaluation in 2019-a Rapidly Evolving Landscape.

    Editorial:

    US Preventive Services Task Force Breast Cancer Recommendation Statement on Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer.

    News:

    USPSTF Calls for More BRCA Screening.

    Patient Page:

    Should I Be Tested for BRCA Mutations?

    Audio Interview, CME Activity: USPSTF Recommendation: Assessment, Counseling, and Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer. (JAMA)

    Press: USPSTF Recommendations on BRCA Mutation Testing. (Medscape Oncology)

    • Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer in Women: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force.
    • Nelson HD, Pappas M, Cantor A, Haney E, Holmes R.
    • JAMA. 2019 Aug 20;322(7):666-685. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.8430.

    Related:

    Guidelines:

    Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

    Guidelines:

    Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA1/2-Related Cancer in Women: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [Internet].

    • Should I Be Tested for BRCA Mutations?
    • Jin J.
    • JAMA. 2019 Aug 20;322(7):702. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.11251.

    Related:

    Guidelines:

    Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

    • USPSTF Recommendation: Assessment, Counseling, and Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer.
    • Mangione CM.
    • JAMA. 2019 Aug 20.

    Related:

    Guidelines:

    Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

    • USPSTF Recommendations for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Testing in the Context of a Transformative National Cancer Control Plan.
    • Rajagopal PS, Nielsen S, Olopade OI.
    • JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Aug 20;2(8.10):e1910142. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.10142.

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    Guidelines:

    Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

    • BRCA mutation in high grade epithelial ovarian cancers.
    • Manchana T, Phoolcharoen N, Tantbirojn P.
    • Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2019 Aug 13;29:102-105. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2019.07.007. eCollection 2019 Aug.
    • Who's on third? Regulation of third-party genetic interpretation services.
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    • Review
    • The budgetary impact of genetic testing for hereditary breast cancer for the statutory health insurance.
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    • Application of Economic Evaluation to Assess Feasibility for Reimbursement of Genomic Testing as Part of Personalized Medicine Interventions.
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    • Front Pharmacol. 2019 Aug 2;10:830. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00830. eCollection 2019.
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    • Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2019 Aug. Report No.: 19-05251-EF-1. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Evidence Syntheses, formerly Systematic Evidence Reviews.

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    Guidelines:

    Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

    Guidelines:

    Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer in Women: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force.

    • Cost-utility analysis of germline BRCA1/2 testing in women with high-grade epithelial ovarian cancer in Spain.
    • Moya-Alarcón C, González-Domínguez A, Simon S, Pérez-Román I, González-Martín A, Bayo-Lozano E, Sánchez-Heras AB.
    • Clin Transl Oncol. 2019 Aug;21(8):1076-1084. doi: 10.1007/s12094-018-02026-2. Epub 2019 Jan 8.
    • Strategies for Improving Access to Hereditary Cancer Testing: Recommendations from Stakeholders.
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    • Bringing Prostate Cancer Germline Genetics into Clinical Practice.
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    • J Urol. 2019 Aug;202(2):223-230. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000000137. Epub 2019 Jul 8.
    • The yield of full BRCA1/2 genotyping in Israeli Arab high-risk breast/ovarian cancer patients.
    • Bernstein-Molho R, Barnes-Kedar I, Ludman MD, Reznik G, Feldman HB, Samra NN, Eilat A, Peretz T, Peretz LP, Shapira T, Magal N, Kalis ML, Yerushalmi R, Vinkler C, Liberman S, Basel-Salmon L, Shohat M, Levy-Lahad E, Friedman E, Bazak L, Goldberg Y.
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    • Consensus Guidelines on Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast Cancer from the American Society of Breast Surgeons.
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    Guidelines:

    A practice guideline from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the National Society of Genetic Counselors: referral indications for cancer predisposition assessment.

    • Insurance coverage does not predict outcomes of genetic testing: The search for meaning in payer decisions for germline cancer tests.
    • Amendola LM, Hart MR, Bennett RL, Horike-Pyne M, Dorschner M, Shirts B, Jarvik GP.
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    • Review
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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.

    • Impact of Implementing B-RSTTM to Screen for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer on Risk Perception and Genetic Counseling Uptake Among Women in an Academic Safety Net Hospital.
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    Letter, Commentary:

    A response to "Personalised medicine and population health: breast and ovarian cancer".

    Review:

    Personalised medicine and population health: breast and ovarian cancer.

    • Economic modeling of risk-adapted screen-and-treat strategies in women at high risk for breast or ovarian cancer.
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    Persistent underutilization of BRCA1/2 testing suggest the need for new approaches to genetic testing delivery.

    • Genetic Service Delivery Models: Exploring Approaches to Care for Families With Hereditary Cancer Risk.
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    • Genomic Features and Clinical Management of Patients with Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer Syndromes and Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
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    • Implementation of massive sequencing in the genetic diagnosis of hereditary cancer syndromes: diagnostic performance in the Hereditary Cancer Programme of the Valencia Community (FamCan-NGS).
    • Ramírez-Calvo M, García-Casado Z, Fernández-Serra A, de Juan I, Palanca S, Oltra S, Soto JL, Castillejo A, Barbera VM, Juan-Fita MJ, Segura Á, Chirivella I, Sánchez AB, Tena I, Chaparro C, Salas D, López-Guerrero JA.
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    Overestimation of the Benefit-to-Harm Ratio of Risk-Based Mammography Screening in the United Kingdom-Reply.

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    Cost-effectiveness and Benefit-to-Harm Ratio of Risk-Stratified Screening for Breast Cancer: A Life-Table Model.

    • Food and drug administration's regulatory shift on direct-to-consumer genetic tests for cancer risk.
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    • Cascade Genetic Testing of Relatives for Hereditary Cancer Risk: Results of an Online Initiative.
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    • Genetic counselling and testing of susceptibility genes for therapeutic decision-making in breast cancer-an European consensus statement and expert recommendations.
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    • Development of Breast Cancer Choices: a decision support tool for young women with breast cancer deciding whether to have genetic testing for BRCA1/2 mutations.
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    Press: Breast Cancer Screening Only for Women at Higher Risk. (Medscape)

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    Overestimation of the Benefit-to-Harm Ratio of Risk-Based Mammography Screening in the United Kingdom

    Letter, Reply:

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    • Mutations in context: implications of BRCA testing in diverse populations.
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    • How are genetic test results being used by Australian life insurers?
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    • How Should Genetic Counseling for Ovarian Cancer Be Implemented in a Middle-Income Country? An Insight Based on the Brazilian Scenario.
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    • Cancer genetics, precision prevention and a call to action.
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    • Breast Cancer Genetics and Indications for Prophylactic Mastectomy.
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    • BRCA1 c.68_69delAG (exon2), c.181T>G (exon5), c.798_799delTT and 943ins10 (exon11) mutations in Burkina Faso.
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    • Cost-effectiveness evaluation of pre-counseling telephone interviews before face-to-face genetic counseling in cancer genetics.
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    • Germline mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 incidentally revealed in a biobank research study: experiences from re-contacting mutation carriers and relatives.
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    • The ICR639 CPG NGS validation series: A resource to assess analytical sensitivity of cancer predisposition gene testing.
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    • [Chinese consensus on next generation sequencing-based BRCA testing].
    • Working group of Chinese consensus on next generation sequencing-based BRCA testing.
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    • Is BRCA Mutation Testing Cost Effective for Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients Compared to Routine Clinical Surveillance? The Case of an Upper Middle-Income Country in Asia.
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    • [To know or not to know, that is the question - screening for BRCA].
    • Johannsson OT.
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    • Our genes, our selves: hereditary breast cancer and biological citizenship in Norway.
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    Scientific supremacy as an obstacle to establishing and sustaining interdisciplinary dialogue across knowledge paradigms in health medicine.

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    • Frost AS, Toaff M, Biagi T, Stark E, McHenry A, Kaltman R.
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    • Pervasive genetic testing.
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    • Lancet. 2018 May 26;391(10135):2089-2091. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30997-8. Epub 2018 May 24.
    • Comment
    • Practical Methods for Integrating Genetic Testing Into Clinical Practice for Advanced Prostate Cancer.
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    • Impact of an embedded genetic counselor on breast cancer treatment.
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    • News
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    • Mutational spectrum in a worldwide study of 29,700 families with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations.
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    • Hum Mutat. 2018 May;39(5):593-620. doi: 10.1002/humu.23406. Epub 2018 Mar 12.
    • Hereditary Cancer Genetic Testing in Community-Based Obstetrics and Gynecology Settings.
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    • Risk Screening for Hereditary Cancer During Obstetrical Care: Barriers to Testing and Health Disparities.
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    • Conference abstract
    • Systematic review of the empirical investigation of resources to support decision-making regarding BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing in women with breast cancer.
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    • Review
    • Genetic Diagnosis before Surgery has an Impact on Surgical Decision in BRCA Mutation Carriers with Breast Cancer.
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    • Trends in utilization and costs of BRCA testing among women aged 18-64 years in the United States, 2003-2014.
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    • Disparities in genetics assessment for women with ovarian cancer: Can we do better?
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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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    • Resta R.
    • The DNA Exchange. 2018 Mar 18.
    • Factors Influencing Clinical Follow-Up for Individuals with a Personal History of Breast and/or Ovarian Cancer and Previous Uninformative BRCA1 and BRCA2 Testing.
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    • First DTC Test for Some BRCA Mutations Authorized by FDA.
    • Nelson R.
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    • NSGC Responds to U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approval of Direct-to-Consumer Cancer Test that Reports Three BRCA Mutations.
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    • FDA authorizes, with special controls, direct-to-consumer test that reports three mutations in the BRCA breast cancer genes.
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    • Review
    • Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Breast and Ovarian, Version 2.2015.
    • Daly MB, Pilarski R, Axilbund JE, Berry M, Buys SS, Crawford B, Farmer M, Friedman S, Garber JE, Khan S, Klein C, Kohlmann W, Kurian A, Litton JK, Madlensky L, Marcom PK, Merajver SD, Offit K, Pal T, Rana H, Reiser G, Robson ME, Shannon KM, Swisher E, Voian NC, Weitzel JN, Whelan A, Wick MJ, Wiesner GL, Dwyer M, Kumar R, Darlow S.
    • J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2016 Feb;14(2):153-62.

    Related:

    Comments on NSGC Discussion Forum Cancer SIG

    Subject: NCCN High-Risk Breast-Ovarian Guidelines 1.2016

    • Breast Cancer Genetic Counseling: A Surgeon's Perspective.
    • Agnese DM, Pollock RE.
    • Front Surg. 2016 Jan 28;3:4. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2016.00004. eCollection 2016.
    • Expert and Advocacy Group Consensus Findings on the Horizon of Public Health Genetic Testing.
    • Modell SM, Greendale K, Citrin T, Kardia SL.
    • Healthcare (Basel). 2016 Jan 27;4(1). pii: E14. doi: 10.3390/healthcare4010014.
    • 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
    • Current Status of the Management of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer in Asia: First Report by the Asian BRCA Consortium.
    • Nakamura S, Kwong A, Kim SW, Iau P, Patmasiriwat P, Dofitas R, Aryandono T, Hu Z, Huang CS, Ginsburg O, Rashid MU, Sarin R, Teo SH.
    • Public Health Genomics. [2016 Jan;]19(1):53-60. doi: 10.1159/000441714. Epub 2015 Nov 18.
    • Refining Breast Cancer Risk Stratification: Additional Genes, Additional Information.
    • Kurian AW, Antoniou AC, Domchek SM.
    • Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2016;35:44-56. doi: 10.14694/EDBK_158817.
    • Some Legal Issues Regarding the Patenting of Human Genetic Materials.
    • MacFarlane P, Kontoleon B.
    • J Law Med. 2016;24(1):181-202.
    • Some Legal Issues Regarding the Patenting of Human Genetic Materials.
    • MacFarlane P, Kontoleon B.
    • J Law Med. 2016;24(1):181-202.
    • Diagnosis and Management of Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer.
    • Humphris JL, Biankin AV.
    • Recent Results Cancer Res. 2016;205:61-83. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-29998-3_5.
    • [CHEK2-associated hereditary breast cancer].
    • Bessonov AA, Iyevleva AG, Imyanitov EN, Sokolenko AP.
    • Vopr Onkol. 2016;62(6):753-757.
    • Review, [Article in Russian]
    • The Science -- Or Lack Of It -- Behind Genetic Tests Offered In The Workplace.
    • David Shaywitz.
    • Forbes. 2015 Dec 18.
    • Genetic Testing May Be Coming to Your Office.
    • Rachel Emma Silverman.
    • The Wall Street Journal. Business. 2015 Dec 15.
    • Discussing Genetic Testing With Patients With Breast Cancer in Developing Countries: Should We Be Judicious?
    • Hafeez Bhatti AB.
    • J Clin Oncol. 2015 Dec 10;33(35):4232-3. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.63.3974. Epub 2015 Sep 14.

    Related:

    Concerns about cancer risk and experiences with genetic testing in a diverse population of patients with breast cancer.

    Reply / Letter

    Reply to S.M. Sorscher and A.B. Hafeez Bhatti.

    • 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

    Related:

    Comments on NSGC Discussion Forum Cancer SIG

    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.

    • Utilization and Outcomes of BRCA Genetic Testing and Counseling in a National Commercially Insured Population: The ABOUT Study.
    • Armstrong J, Toscano M, Kotchko N, Friedman S, Schwartz MD, Virgo KS, Lynch K, Andrews JE, Aguado Loi CX, Bauer JE, Casares C, Bourquardez Clark E, Kondoff MR, Molina AD, Abdollahian M, Walker G, Sutphen R.
    • JAMA Oncol. 2015 Dec 1;1(9):1251-1260. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.3048.

    Related:

    Blog post: Rates of Genetic Testing on the Rise While Utilization of Genetic Counseling Plummets (My Gene Counsel)

    Press: Most Women Get No Counseling After BRCA Testing (Medscape Oncology)

    Press: Study of Aetna-Insured Finds Lack of Pre-BRCA Test Counseling Despite Guidelines (GenomeWeb)

    Press: BRCA Testing, Genetic Counseling Utilization in the Community Setting (OncoTherapy Network)

    Press: Too Few Women Get Counseling Before Breast Cancer Gene Test: Study (MedlinePlus)

    Press: Too Few Get Counseling Before BRCA Gene Test (WEbMD / HealthDay News)

    • Beyond BRCA: Testing negative and living in the 'gray zone' for cancer risk.
    • [No author given]
    • My Gene Counsel. 2015 Dec 1.
    • Passage of Medicare mandate fails to shorten time to BRCA testing in ovarian cancer patients.
    • Olga T. Filippova, Paul J. Feustel, Lisa M. Armao, Joyce N. Barlin, Timothy J. McElrath, Patrick F. Timmins, Daniel C. Kredentser, Heidi E. Godoy.
    • Gynecologic Oncology. 2015 Dec;139(3):594. 2015 NEAGO ABSTRACTS. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.09.053.
    • Conference abstract
    • Testing times for BRCA gene carriers.
    • Carlisle D.
    • Nurs Stand. 2015 Nov 11;30(11):17-9. doi: 10.7748/ns.30.11.17.s21.
    • Ovarian cancer study opens door to personalised medicine.
    • Rebecca Burbidge.
    • PHG Foundation. 2015 Nov 11.
    • Addressing health disparities in Hispanic breast cancer: accurate and inexpensive sequencing of BRCA1 and BRCA2.
    • Dean M, Boland J, Yeager M, Im KM, Garland L, Rodriguez-Herrera M, Perez M, Mitchell J, Roberson D, Jones K, Lee HJ, Eggebeen R, Sawitzke J, Bass S, Zhang X, Robles V, Hollis C, Barajas C, Rath E, Arentz C, Figueroa JA, Nguyen DD, Nahleh Z.
    • Gigascience. 2015 Nov 4;4:50. doi: 10.1186/s13742-015-0088-z. eCollection 2015.
    • Getting Tested For The 'Breast Cancer Genes'
    • Justin Lorentz
    • Huffington Post Canada, Living, 2015 Oct 30
    • The Insider’s Guide on Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer.
    • [No author given]
    • My Gene Counsel. 2015 Oct 6.
    • Breast Cancer Genetic Testing: More Than a Medical Management Tool.
    • Schroeder D, Conroy SA.
    • Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2015 Oct 1;19(5):603-7. doi: 10.1188/15.CJON.603-607.
    • Review
    • Utility of genetic testing for breast cancer risk.
    • [No author given]
    • The Jackson Laboratory. 2015 Oct.
    • Alison's Story-A Cautionary Tale in the Age of Genomic Medicine.
    • Burn J.
    • Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2015 Oct;24(4):635-637. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2015.06.010. Epub 2015 Aug 14.
    • Review
    • Color Genomics Launches Benefits Program for Breast, Ovarian Cancer Risk Testing.
    • [No author given]
    • Clinical OMICs. 2015 Sep 30.
    • Your Checklist For Ovarian Cancer Genetic Counseling.
    • [No author given].
    • My Gene Counsel. 2015 Sep 24.
    • Who Should Be Concerned About Hereditary Cancer?
    • [No author given]
    • My Gene Counsel. 2015 Sep 22.
    • "The BRCA Responder" on Genetic Testing, Family Histories, and Why Counseling Is Key.
    • Kelly Johnson.
    • Oncology Nursing News. 2015 Aug 31.
    • Genetic Testing Can Lead to Insights — Or Uncertainty.
    • Lauren M. Green.
    • Cure. 2015 Aug 13.
    • Discrepancies between ESMO and NCCN breast cancer guidelines: An appraisal.
    • Zagouri F, Liakou P, Bartsch R, Peccatori FA, Tsigginou A, Dimitrakakis C, Zografos GC, Dimopoulos MA, Azim HA Jr.
    • Breast. 2015 Aug;24(4):513-23. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2015.02.031. Epub 2015 Mar 25.
    • Review
    • Video: Genetic Testing for only $249?
    • [No author given]
    • My Gene Counsel. 2015 Jul 21.
    • BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, and CDKN2A mutations in familial pancreatic cancer: a PACGENE study.
    • Zhen DB, Rabe KG, Gallinger S, Syngal S, Schwartz AG, Goggins MG, Hruban RH, Cote ML, McWilliams RR, Roberts NJ, Cannon-Albright LA, Li D, Moyes K, Wenstrup RJ, Hartman AR, Seminara D, Klein AP, Petersen GM.
    • Genet Med. 2015 Jul 2;17(7):569-577. doi: 10.1038/gim.2014.153. Epub 2014 Nov 20.
    • Testing helps fight ovarian, breast cancers—but not everyone agrees on how to do it.
    • Maria Delaney.
    • Ars Technica. 2015 Jul 1.
    • Podcast: Real Men Get Genetic Counseling.
    • [No author given]
    • My Gene Counsel. 2015 Jun 30.
    • Genetics and Cancer Risk: More options, more tests, more prevention, more survivors.
    • Billie J. Marek.
    • The Monitor. 2015 Jun 25.
    • Breast Cancer Risk Gene Discovery: Opportunities and Challenges.
    • Fabienne Lesueur.
    • Current Genetic Medicine Reports 3(2):8-91. 2015 Jun.
    • Review
    • Committee opinion no. 634: Hereditary cancer syndromes and risk assessment.
    • [No authors listed]
    • Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jun;125(6):1538-43. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000466373.71146.51.

    Related:

    Press: ACOG Issues Guidelines for Hereditary Cancer Screening. (Medscape Oncology)

    • How Genetic Tests Can Reveal a Hidden Family History of Cancer.
    • [No author given]
    • NBC Nightly News. 2015 May 20.
    • Two Women, Two Results: The Agonizing Wait for Cancer Gene Tests.
    • [No author given]
    • NBC Nightly News. 2015 May 19.
    • A WILD RIDE: A Genetic Counselor Undergoes Genetic Testing.
    • Caroline Lieber.
    • NSGC Blog. 2015 May 13.
    • Concerns about cancer risk and experiences with genetic testing in a diverse population of patients with breast cancer.
    • Jagsi R, Griffith KA, Kurian AW, Morrow M, Hamilton AS, Graff JJ, Katz SJ, Hawley ST.
    • J Clin Oncol. 2015 May 10;33(14):1584-91. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.58.5885. Epub 2015 Apr 6.

    Related:

    Comment / Letter:

    Discussing the Implications of Genetic Testing With Patients.

    Comment / Letter:

    Reply to S.M. Sorscher and A.B. Hafeez Bhatti.

    Comment / Letter:

    Discussing Genetic Testing With Patients With Breast Cancer in Developing Countries: Should We Be Judicious?

    Press: Women With Breast Cancer Concerned About Genetic Risk. (Medscape Oncology)

    • Factors associated with genetic counseling and BRCA testing in a population-based sample of young Black women with breast cancer.
    • Cragun D, Bonner D, Kim J, Akbari MR, Narod SA, Gomez-Fuego A, Garcia JD, Vadaparampil ST, Pal T.
    • Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2015 May;151(1):169-76. doi: 10.1007/s10549-015-3374-7. Epub 2015 Apr 14.
    • 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.

    Related:

    Letter:

    Response to Cragun et al.

    Letter:

    Response to Cragun et al.

    • Great Expectorations – A NextGenetic Counseling Model?
    • Robert Resta.
    • The DNA Exchange. 2015 Apr 27.
    • Affordable access to a new genetic test for cancer.
    • Andrea.
    • Brave Bosom. 2015 Apr 21.
    • New Genetic Tests for Breast Cancer Hold Promise.
    • Andrew Pollack.
    • NY Times, Business Day. 2015 Apr 21.

    Related:

    Press: Startup Pledges To Cut Cost Of Breast Cancer Genetic Testing From $4000 To $249. (Forbes)

    • Screening Tests For Breast Cancer Genes Just Got Cheaper.
    • [No author given]
    • NPR. All Things Considered. 2015 Apr 21.
    • Learning from Angelina Jolie's genetic testing for our own health.
    • Elizabeth Cohen.
    • CNN, 2015 Mar 25.
    • Personalized assessment and management of women at risk for breast cancer in North America.
    • Pruthi S, Heisey R, Bevers T.
    • Womens Health (Lond Engl). 2015 Mar;11(2):213-23; quiz 223-4. doi: 10.2217/whe.14.79.
    • Prevalence and correlates of receiving and sharing high-penetrance cancer genetic test results: findings from the Health Information National Trends Survey.
    • Taber JM, Chang CQ, Lam TK, Gillanders EM, Hamilton JG, Schully SD.
    • Public Health Genomics. [2015 Feb;]18(2):67-77. doi: 10.1159/000368745.
    • Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer in Women.
    • Lee K, Rossi C.
    • Am Fam Physician. 2015 Jan 15;91(2):119-120.
    • Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer in Women: Recommendation Statement.
    • [No authors listed]
    • Am Fam Physician. 2015 Jan 15;91(2):Online.
    • Yes, breast surgeons may provide breast cancer genetic assessment and testing.
    • Kaufman CS.
    • Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Jan;22(1):1-3. doi: 10.1245/s10434-014-4124-5. Epub 2014 Oct 8.

    Related:

    Comment / Editorial:

    Can breast surgeons provide breast cancer genetic testing? An American Society of Breast Surgeons survey.

    • Differences in BRCA counseling and testing practices based on ordering provider type.
    • Cragun D, Camperlengo L, Robinson E, Caldwell M, Kim J, Phelan C, Monteiro AN, Vadaparampil ST, Sellers TA, Pal T.
    • Genet Med. 2015 Jan;17(1):51-57. doi: 10.1038/gim.2014.75. Epub 2014 Jun 12.

    Related:

    Press: Involving a genetic health care professional may improve quality, reduce unnecessary testing. (Science Daily)

    Press: Survey: Genetic Counseling Leads Some Patients to Cheaper BRCA Tests. (GenomeWeb)

    Blog post: Survey: Genetic Counseling Leads Some Patients to Cheaper BRCA Tests. (Yale Cancer Genetic Counseling)

    • A practice guideline from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the National Society of Genetic Counselors: referral indications for cancer predisposition assessment.
    • Hampel H, Bennett RL, Buchanan A, Pearlman R, Wiesner GL.
    • Genet Med. 2015 Jan;17(1):70-87. doi: 10.1038/gim.2014.147. Epub 2014 Nov 13.
    • Guidelines

    Related:

    Addendum:

    Addendum: A practice guideline from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the National Society of Genetic Counselors: referral indications for cancer predisposition assessment.

    • Hereditary breast cancer syndromes and genetic testing.
    • Rich TA, Woodson AH, Litton J, Arun B.
    • J Surg Oncol. 2015 Jan;111(1):66-80. doi: 10.1002/jso.23791. Epub 2014 Nov 7.
    • Review
    • Efficacy of a web-based intelligent tutoring system for communicating genetic risk of breast cancer: a fuzzy-trace theory approach.
    • Wolfe CR, Reyna VF, Widmer CL, Cedillos EM, Fisher CR, Brust-Renck PG, Weil AM.
    • Med Decis Making. 2015 Jan;35(1):46-59. doi: 10.1177/0272989X14535983. Epub 2014 May 14.
    • The changing landscape of genetic testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
    • Bellcross CA.
    • Curr Probl Cancer. 2014 Nov-Dec;38(6):209-15. doi: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2014.10.001. Epub 2014 Oct 30.
    • Identifying hereditary cancer: genetic counseling and cancer risk assessment.
    • Lewis KM.
    • Curr Probl Cancer. 2014 Nov-Dec;38(6):216-25. doi: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2014.10.002. Epub 2014 Oct 29.
    • Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome: Considering the complexities.
    • Senter L.
    • Curr Probl Cancer. 2014 Nov-Dec;38(6):226-34. doi: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2014.10.003. Epub 2014 Oct 31.
    • Current Guidance for Brca Mutation Testing in Ovarian Cancer Patients.
    • Ehlken B, Driedger J, Hofmann-Xu L, Paulus G, Berger K, de Moor C, Schroeder C, Clune J, Tyczynski J.
    • Value Health. 2014 Nov;17(7):A663. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.2439. Epub 2014 Oct 26.
    • Conference abstract
    • Implementing a screening tool for identifying patients at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer: a statewide initiative.
    • Brannon Traxler L, Martin ML, Kerber AS, Bellcross CA, Crane BE, Green V, Matthews R, Paris NM, Gabram SG.
    • Ann Surg Oncol. 2014 Oct;21(10):3342-7. doi: 10.1245/s10434-014-3921-1. Epub 2014 Jul 22.

    Related:

    Comments from NSGC Discussion Forum Cancer SIG

    Subject: Article Request

    • Breast cancer risk counseling: a teachable moment?
    • Daly M.
    • J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014 Oct;12(10):1361-2.
    • Editorial

    Related:

    Comments on NSGC Discussion Forum Cancer SIG

    Subject: Article request

    Subject: Expanding risk counseling beyond genetics

    • Understanding of BRCA1/2 genetic tests results: the importance of objective and subjective numeracy.
    • Hanoch Y, Miron-Shatz T, Rolison JJ, Ozanne E.
    • Psychooncology. 2014 Oct;23(10):1142-8. doi: 10.1002/pon.3537. Epub 2014 Apr 14.
    • The Angelina Jolie effect: how high celebrity profile can have a major impact on provision of cancer related services.
    • Evans DG, Barwell J, Eccles DM, Collins A, Izatt L, Jacobs C, Donaldson A, Brady AF, Cuthbert A, Harrison R, Thomas S, Howell A; The FH02 Study Group; RGC teams, Miedzybrodzka Z, Murray A; The FH02 Study Group; RGC Teams.
    • Breast Cancer Res. 2014 Sep 19;16(5):442. doi: 10.1186/s13058-014-0442-6.

    Related:

    Comment, Letter:

    Longer term effects of the Angelina Jolie effect: increased risk-reducing mastectomy rates in BRCA carriers and other high-risk women.

    • Genetic Testing For BRCA Is A Personal Decision.
    • Elaine Schattner.
    • Forbes. 2014 Sep 11.
    • 'Angelina Jolie Effect': BRCA Testing Doubles.
    • Zosia Chustecka.
    • Medscape Medical News. Conference News. from the 2014 Breast Cancer Symposium. 2014 Sep 3.

    Related:

    Conference abstract: The impact of Angelina Jolie's (AJ) story on genetic referral and testing at an academic cancer centre. (ASCO University. Meeting Library.)

    • Angelina Jolie’s Surgery May Have Doubled Genetic Testing Rates at One Clinic.
    • Alexandra Sifferlin.
    • Time. 2014 Sep 2.

    Related:

    Conference abstract: The impact of Angelina Jolie's (AJ) story on genetic referral and testing at an academic cancer centre. (ASCO University. Meeting Library.)

    Press article:

    The Angelina effect.

    • Genetic/Familial high-risk assessment: breast and ovarian, version 1.2014.
    • Daly MB, Pilarski R, Axilbund JE, Buys SS, Crawford B, Friedman S, Garber JE, Horton C, Kaklamani V, Klein C, Kohlmann W, Kurian A, Litton J, Madlensky L, Marcom PK, Merajver SD, Offit K, Pal T, Pasche B, Reiser G, Shannon KM, Swisher E, Voian NC, Weitzel JN, Whelan A, Wiesner GL, Dwyer MA, Kumar R.
    • J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014 Sep;12(9):1326-38.
    • Practice Guideline, NCCN Guidelines
    • Advanced tools for BRCA1/2 mutational screening: comparison between two methods for large genomic rearrangements (LGRs) detection.
    • Concolino P, Mello E, Minucci A, Santonocito C, Scambia G, Giardina B, Capoluongo E.
    • Clin Chem Lab Med. 2014 Aug;52(8):1119-27. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2013-1114.
    • Genetic testing and familial implications in breast-ovarian cancer families.
    • Oosterwijk JC, de Vries J, Mourits MJ, de Bock GH.
    • Maturitas. 2014 Aug;78(4):252-257. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2014.05.002. Epub 2014 May 9.
    • Review
    • Medical genetic counseling for breast cancer in primary care: a synthesis of major determinants of physicians' practices in primary care settings.
    • Jbilou J, Halilem N, Blouin-Bougie J, Amara N, Landry R, Simard J.
    • Public Health Genomics. [2014 Aug;]17(4):190-208. doi: 10.1159/000362358. Epub 2014 Jul 3.
    • From the set-up of a screening program of breast cancer patients to the identification of the first BRCA mutation in the DR Congo.
    • Luyeye Mvila G, Postema S, Marchal G, Van Limbergen E, Verdonck F, Matthijs G, Devriendt K, Michils G, Van Ongeval C.
    • BMC Public Health. 2014 Jul 28;14:759. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-759.
    • The Role of Testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in Cancer Prevention.
    • McCarthy AM, Armstrong K.
    • JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Jul 1;174(7):1023-4. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.1322.
    • Survey Finds More Inquiries to Genetic Counselors, Including From the “Worried-Well”.
    • Christina Izzo.
    • Oncology Nursing News. 2014 Jun 9.
    • 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.
    • Angelina Jolie Effect: One Year Later.
    • Joy Larsen Haidle.
    • NSGC Blog. 2014 May 14.
    • Long-term satisfaction and quality of life following risk reducing surgery in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers.
    • Hooker GW, King L, Vanhusen L, Graves K, Peshkin BN, Isaacs C, Taylor KL, Poggi E, Schwartz MD.
    • Hered Cancer Clin Pract. 2014 Apr 2;12(1):9. doi: 10.1186/1897-4287-12-9.
    • Determinants of genetic counseling uptake and its impact on breast cancer outcome: a population-based study.
    • Ayme A, Viassolo V, Rapiti E, Fioretta G, Schubert H, Bouchardy C, Chappuis PO, Benhamou S.
    • Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2014 Apr;144(2):379-89. doi: 10.1007/s10549-014-2864-3. Epub 2014 Feb 12.
    • Changes in specialists' perspectives on cancer genetic testing, prophylactic surgery and insurance discrimination: then and now.
    • Matloff ET, Bonadies DC, Moyer A, Brierley KL.
    • J Genet Couns. 2014 Apr;23(2):164-71. doi: 10.1007/s10897-013-9625-z. Epub 2013 Jul 13.

    Related:

    Press: What’s Ahead for BRCA Genetic Testing and Counseling? (OncLive)

    • Experiences of predictive testing in young people at risk of Huntington's disease, familial cardiomyopathy or hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
    • Macleod R, Beach A, Henriques S, Knopp J, Nelson K, Kerzin-Storrar L.
    • Eur J Hum Genet. 2014 Mar;22(3):396-401. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2013.143. Epub 2013 Jul 17.
    • Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer in Women: A Systematic Review to Update the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation.
    • Nelson HD, Pappas M, Zakher B, Mitchell JP, Okinaka-Hu L, Fu R.
    • Ann Intern Med. 2014 Feb 18;160(4):255-66.
    • Assessing the Genetic Risk for BRCA-Related Breast or Ovarian Cancer in Women: Recommendations From the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
    • [No authors listed]
    • Ann Intern Med. 2014 Feb 18;160(4). doi: 10.7326/P14-9008.

    Related:

    Systematic Review:

    Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer in Women: A Systematic Review to Update the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation.

    • Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer in Women: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.
    • Moyer VA; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
    • Ann Intern Med. 2014 Feb 18;160(4):271-81.

    Related:

    Patient Education Handout:

    Summaries for patients. Assessing the genetic risk for BRCA-related breast or ovarian cancer in women: recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

    • Summaries for patients. Assessing the genetic risk for BRCA-related breast or ovarian cancer in women: recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
    • [No authors listed]
    • Ann Intern Med. 2014 Feb 18;160(4):I-16.

    Related:

    Practice Guideline:

    Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer in Women: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

    • After Angelina and the Supreme Court Decision, where do we go from here? BRCA gene testing in Rhode Island's Portuguese population.
    • Benson C, Stobie L, Shur N, Yuan Z, Teixeira MR, Chung M.
    • Am J Med Genet A. 2014 Feb;164(2):557-8. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36254. Epub 2013 Dec 5.
    • High-risk women should have BRCA testing.
    • [No authors listed]
    • Cancer Discov. 2014 Feb;4(2):139. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-NB2014-003. Epub 2014 Jan 16.
    • News
    • Molecular testing in breast cancer.
    • Paoletti C, Hayes DF.
    • Annu Rev Med. 2014 Jan 14;65:95-110. doi: 10.1146/annurev-med-070912-143853.
    • Review
    • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Finds Benefit in Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer for Small Group of High-Risk Women.
    • [No author given]
    • Yale Cancer Genetic Counseling. 2014 Jan 2.
    • Modes of delivery of genetic testing services and the uptake of cancer risk management strategies in BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers.
    • Pal T, Lee JH, Besharat A, Thompson Z, Monteiro A, Phelan C, Lancaster J, Metcalfe K, Sellers T, Vadaparampil S, Narod S.
    • Clin Genet. 2014 Jan;85(1):49-53. doi: 10.1111/cge.12130. Epub 2013 Mar 21.
    • Systematic review of educational tools used during the BRCA1/2 genetic testing process.
    • Dorval M, Bouchard K, Chiquette J.
    • Per Med. 2014 Jan;11(1):113-124. doi: 10.2217/pme.13.94.
    • Review
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