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    • Biosystems. 2023 Feb 4:104841. doi: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2023.104841. Epub ahead of print.
    • Development of an EHR-integrated electronic tool for the identification of individuals at-risk for an inherited cancer syndrome. [2022 CGA-IGC Annual Meeting: The collaborative group of the Americas on Inherited Gastrointestinal Cancer November 11–13, 2022.]
    • Singh V, Rafter T, Sharbatji M, Brierley K, Healy C, Liu J, Brown Q, Xicola R, Kashyap N, Llor X.
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    • Conference abstract
    • Innovative approaches to expanding cancer genetic testing in Michigan (project might). [2022 CGA-IGC Annual Meeting: The collaborative group of the Americas on Inherited Gastrointestinal Cancer November 11–13, 2022.]
    • Stoffel EM, Austin S, Koeppe E, Hanson EN, Delacroix E, Rizzo E, Griggs JJ, Resnicow K.
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    • Conference abstract
    • Implementation of a multi modal best practice bundle to improve genetic testing referral for pancreatic cancer patients. [2022 CGA-IGC Annual Meeting: The collaborative group of the Americas on Inherited Gastrointestinal Cancer November 11–13, 2022.]
    • Blazey M, Lee T, Hendershot A, Bartell N, Marino D.
    • Fam Cancer. [P-20: Research Categories» Delivery of Care and Alternative Models.] 2023 Jan 23. doi: 10.1007/s10689-022-00324-x. Epub ahead of print.
    • Conference abstract
    • Performance of INHERET® risk assessment tool for identifying pathogenic germline variants among individuals referred for cancer genetics evaluation. [2022 CGA-IGC Annual Meeting: The collaborative group of the Americas on Inherited Gastrointestinal Cancer November 11–13, 2022.]
    • Henry ML, Pialtos K, Fry S, Koeppe E, Osborne J, Cook A, Hulswitt B, Milliron KJ, Merajver S, Stoffel E.
    • Fam Cancer. [P-21: Research Categories» Delivery of Care and Alternative Models.] 2023 Jan 23. doi: 10.1007/s10689-022-00324-x. Epub ahead of print.
    • Conference abstract
    • Assessing Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk Prior to Gender-Affirming Surgery.
    • Cortina CS.
    • JAMA Surg. 2023 Jan 11. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5447. Epub ahead of print.
    • Commentary
    • Performance of risk prediction models in breast cancer screening among women in Cyprus.
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    • East Mediterr Health J. 2022 Dec 21;28(12):888-895. doi: 10.26719/emhj.22.089.
    • CanRisk-Prostate: A Comprehensive, Externally Validated Risk Model for the Prediction of Future Prostate Cancer.
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    • J Clin Oncol. 2022 Dec 9:JCO2201453. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.01453. Epub ahead of print.

    •• Press: Tool Accurately Predicts Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer. (Inside Precision Medicine)

    • Investigating the presentation of uncertainty in an icon array: A randomized trial.
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    • Differential involvement of germline pathogenic variants in breast cancer genes between DCIS and low-grade invasive cancers.
    • Evans DG, Sithambaram S, van Veen EM, Burghel GJ, Schlecht H, Harkness EF, Byers H, Ellingford JM, Gandhi A, Howell SJ, Howell A, Forde C, Lalloo F, Newman WG, Smith MJ, Woodward ER.
    • J Med Genet. 2022 Nov 28:jmg-2022-108790. doi: 10.1136/jmg-2022-108790. Epub ahead of print.
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    • UK consensus recommendations for clinical management of cancer risk for women with germline pathogenic variants in cancer predisposition genes: RAD51C, RAD51D, BRIP1 and PALB2.
    • Hanson H, Kulkarni A, Loong L, Kavanaugh G, Torr B, Allen S, Ahmed M, Antoniou AC, Cleaver R, Dabir T, Evans DG, Golightly E, Jewell R, Kohut K, Manchanda R, Murray A, Murray J, Ong KR, Rosenthal AN, Woodward ER, Eccles DM, Turnbull C, Tischkowitz M; Consensus meeting attendees, Lalloo F.
    • J Med Genet. 2022 Nov 21:jmg-2022-108898. doi: 10.1136/jmg-2022-108898. Epub ahead of print.
    • Familial history and prevalence of BRCA1, BRCA2 and TP53 pathogenic variants in HBOC Brazilian patients from a public healthcare service.
    • Matta BP, Gomes R, Mattos D, Olicio R, Nascimento CM, Ferreira GM, Brant AC, Boroni M, Furtado C, Lima V, Moreira MÂM, Dos Santos ACE.
    • Sci Rep. 2022 Nov 3;12(1):18629. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-23012-3.
    • Clinical application of artificial neural network (ANN) modeling to predict BRCA1/2 germline deleterious variants in Chinese bilateral primary breast cancer patients.
    • Li Y, Chen L, Lv J, Chen X, Zeng B, Chen M, Guo W, Lin Y, Yu L, Hou J, Li J, Zhou P, Zhang W, Li S, Jin X, Cai W, Zhang K, Huang Y, Wang C, Fu F.
    • BMC Cancer. 2022 Nov 2;22(1):1125. doi: 10.1186/s12885-022-10160-y.
    • Who Should Have Multigene Germline Testing for Hereditary Cancer?
    • Savage SA.
    • J Clin Oncol. 2022 Sep 27:JCO2201691. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.01691. Epub ahead of print.

    Original research:

    Development and Validation of the PREMMplus Model for Multigene Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment.

    • Enhancing the BOADICEA cancer risk prediction model to incorporate new data on RAD51C, RAD51D, BARD1 updates to tumour pathology and cancer incidence.
    • Lee A, Mavaddat N, Cunningham A, Carver T, Ficorella L, Archer S, Walter FM, Tischkowitz M, Roberts J, Usher-Smith J, Simard J, Schmidt MK, Devilee P, Zadnik V, Jürgens H, Mouret-Fourme E, De Pauw A, Rookus M, Mooij TM, Pharoah PP, Easton DF, Antoniou AC.
    • J Med Genet. 2022 Sep 26:jmedgenet-2022-108471. doi: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2022-108471. Epub ahead of print.
    • Prospective validation of the BOADICEA multifactorial breast cancer risk prediction model in a large prospective cohort study.
    • Yang X, Eriksson M, Czene K, Lee A, Leslie G, Lush M, Wang J, Dennis J, Dorling L, Carvalho S, Mavaddat N, Simard J, Schmidt MK, Easton DF, Hall P, Antoniou AC.
    • J Med Genet. 2022 Sep 26:jmg-2022-108806. doi: 10.1136/jmg-2022-108806. Epub ahead of print.
    • Clinical Utility of Universal Germline Genetic Testing for Patients With Breast Cancer.
    • Whitworth PW, Beitsch PD, Patel R, Rosen B, Compagnoni G, Baron PL, Simmons R, Brown EA, Gold L, Holmes D, Smith LA, Kinney M, Grady I, Clark P, Barbosa K, Lyons S, Riley L, Coomer C, Curcio L, Ruiz A, Khan S, MacDonald H, Hughes K, Hardwick MK, Heald B, Munro SB, Nielsen SM, Esplin ED.
    • JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Sep 1 [2022 Sep 22];5(9):e2232787. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.32787.

    Research news: Universal Genetic Testing in Breast Cancer Further Supported in New Invitae-Led Study. (GenomeWeb)

    Research news: Time for Universal Germline Genetic Testing in Breast Cancer. (Medscape)

    • Breast cancer risk reduction: who, why, and what?
    • Bozzuto LM.
    • Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2022 Sep;83:36-45. doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2021.11.012. Epub 2021 Dec 8.
    • Review
    • Leveraging an Informatics Approach to Identify an Unmet Clinical Need for BRCA1/2 Testing Among Patients With Ovarian Cancer.
    • Gray SW, Ottesen RA, Currey M, Cristea M, Nikowitz J, Shehayeb S, Lozano V, Hom J, Kilburn J, Lopez LN, Wing S, Sosa E, Shen J, Morris M, Dilsizian B, Joseph T, Shen J, Adeimy C, Phillips T, Bahadini B, Niland JC.
    • JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2022 Sep;6:e2200034. doi: 10.1200/CCI.22.00034.
    • Online Tool IDs People With Genetic Mutations Linked to Cancer.
    • Brooks M.
    • Medscape Oncology. 2022 Aug 30.

    Original research:

    Development and Validation of the PREMMplus Model for Multigene Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment.

    • Estimating lifetime risk for breast cancer as a screening tool for identifying those who would benefit from additional services among women utilizing mobile mammography.
    • Wetmore JB, Otarola L, Paulino LJ, Henry BR, Levine AF, Kone D, Ulloa J, Jandorf L, Margolies L, Vang S.
    • J Cancer Policy. 2022 Aug 19:100354. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2022.100354. Epub ahead of print.
    • Development and Validation of the PREMMplus Model for Multigene Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment.
    • Yurgelun MB, Uno H, Furniss CS, Ukaegbu C, Horiguchi M, Yussuf A, LaDuca H, Chittenden A, Garber JE, Syngal S.
    • J Clin Oncol. 2022 Aug 12:JCO2200120. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.00120. Epub ahead of print.

    Commentary:

    Who Should Have Multigene Germline Testing for Hereditary Cancer?

    Research news: Online Tool IDs People With Genetic Mutations Linked to Cancer. (Medscape Oncology)

    • Challenges in breast cancer genetic testing. A call for novel forms of multidisciplinary care and long-term evaluation.
    • Menko FH, Monkhorst K, Hogervorst FBL, Rosenberg EH, Adank M, Ruijs MWG, Bleiker EMA, Sonke GS, Russell NS, Oldenburg HSA, van der Kolk LE.
    • Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2022 Aug;176:103642. doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2022.103642. Epub 2022 Mar 5.
    • An Electronic Health Record Tool Increases Genetic Counseling Referral of Individuals at Hereditary Cancer Risk: An Intervention Study.
    • Wurtmann EJ, Baldinger S, Olet S, Daley A, Swenson KK.
    • Public Health Genomics. 2022 Jul 27:1-7. doi: 10.1159/000525447. Epub ahead of print.
    • Germline Testing in a Cohort of Patients at High Risk of Hereditary Cancer Predisposition Syndromes: First Two-Year Results from South Italy.
    • Paduano F, Colao E, Fabiani F, Rocca V, Dinatolo F, Dattola A, D'Antona L, Amato R, Trapasso F, Baudi F, Perrotti N, Iuliano R.
    • Genes (Basel). 2022 Jul 21;13(7):1286. doi: 10.3390/genes13071286.
    • Patient and Clinician Decision Support to Increase Genetic Counseling for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome in Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.
    • Kukafka R, Pan S, Silverman T, Zhang T, Chung WK, Terry MB, Fleck E, Younge RG, Trivedi MS, McGuinness JE, He T, Dimond J, Crew KD.
    • JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jul 18;5(7):e2222092. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22092.

    Identifier: NCT03470402: Decision Support for BRCA Testing in Ethnically Diverse Women. (ClinicalTrials.gov)

    • Brief family history questionnaire to screen for Lynch syndrome in women with newly diagnosed non-serous, non-mucinous ovarian cancers.
    • Kim SR, Tone A, Kim R, Cesari M, Clarke B, Hart T, Aronson M, Holter S, Lytwyn A, Maganti M, Oldfield L, Gallinger S, Bernardini MQ, Oza AM, Djordjevic B, Lerner-Ellis J, Van de Laar E, Vicus D, Pugh TJ, Pollett A, Ferguson SE, Eiriksson L.
    • Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2022 Jul 4;32(7):891-898. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2021-003082.
    • Genetic clinicians' confidence in BOADICEA comprehensive breast cancer risk estimates and counselees' psychosocial outcomes: a prospective study.
    • Brédart A, De Pauw A, Tüchler A, Lakeman IMM, Anota A, Rhiem K, Schmutzler R, van Asperen CJ, Devilee P, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Kop JL, Dolbeault S.
    • Clin Genet. 2022 Jul;102(1):30-39. doi: 10.1111/cge.14147. Epub 2022 May 16.
    • Identification of women at risk of hereditary breast-ovarian cancer among participants in a population-based breast cancer screening.
    • Bonelli L, Valle I, Rebora I, Ricci P, Biocchi L, Bruschi G, Parodi S, Bruzzone C, Varesco L.
    • Fam Cancer. 2022 Jul;21(3):309-318. doi: 10.1007/s10689-021-00281-x. Epub 2021 Oct 20.
    • Breast cancer risk stratification in women of screening age: Incremental effects of adding mammographic density, polygenic risk, and a gene panel.
    • Evans DGR, van Veen EM, Harkness EF, Brentnall AR, Astley SM, Byers H, Woodward ER, Sampson S, Southworth J, Howell SJ, Maxwell AJ, Newman WG, Cuzick J, Howell A.
    • Genet Med. 2022 Jul;24(7):1485-1494. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.03.009. Epub 2022 Apr 15.
    • Polygenic risk score as a possible tool for identifying familial monogenic causes of complex diseases.
    • Lu T, Forgetta V, Richards JB, Greenwood CMT.
    • Genet Med. 2022 Jul;24(7):1545-1555. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.03.022. Epub 2022 Apr 23.
    • Can Automated Alerts in the Electronic Health Record Encourage Referrals for Genetic Counseling and Testing Among Patients at High Risk for Hereditary Cancer Syndromes?
    • Zorn KK, Simonson ME, Faulkner JL, Carr CL, Acuna J, Hall TL, Jenkins JF, Drummond KL, Curran GM.
    • JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 Jul;18(7):e1219-e1224. doi: 10.1200/OP.21.00641. Epub 2022 Mar 22.
    • Current and Emerging Methods for Ovarian Cancer Screening and Diagnostics: A Comprehensive Review.
    • Liberto JM, Chen SY, Shih IM, Wang TH, Wang TL, Pisanic TR 2nd.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2022 Jun 11;14(12):2885. doi: 10.3390/cancers14122885.
    • Literacy-adapted, electronic family history assessment for genetics referral in primary care: patient user insights from qualitative interviews.
    • Mittendorf KF, Lewis HS, Duenas DM, Eubanks DJ, Gilmore MJ, Goddard KAB, Joseph G, Kauffman TL, Kraft SA, Lindberg NM, Reyes AA, Shuster E, Syngal S, Ukaegbu C, Zepp JM, Wilfond BS, Porter KM.
    • Hered Cancer Clin Pract. 2022 Jun 10;20(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s13053-022-00231-3.

    Identifier: NCT03426878: Cancer Health Assessments Reaching Many (CHARM). (ClinicalTrials.gov)

    • Development, Implementation and Initial Results of CDSS Recommendations for Patients at Risk of Hereditary Breast Cancer.
    • Rosa J, Tajerian M, Zin Y, Brunner M, Lopez N, Gaiera A, Butti M, Menazzi S, Chanfreau H, Luna D, Rubin L, Benitez S.
    • Stud Health Technol Inform. 2022 Jun 6;290:340-344. doi: 10.3233/SHTI220092.
    • Clinical tools and counseling considerations for breast cancer risk assessment and evaluation for hereditary cancer risk.
    • Hipp LE, Hulswit BB, Milliron KJ.
    • Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2022 Jun;82:12-29. doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2022.02.001. Epub 2022 Feb 9.
    • Review
    • Laboratory-related outcomes from integrating an accessible delivery model for hereditary cancer risk assessment and genetic testing in populations with barriers to access.
    • Amendola LM, Shuster E, Leo MC, Dorschner MO, Rolf BA, Shirts BH, Gilmore MJ, Okuyama S, Zepp JM, Kauffman TL, Mittendorf KF, Bellcross C, Jenkins CL, Joseph G, Riddle L, Syngal S, Ukaegbu C, Goddard KAB, Wilfond BS, Jarvik GP; CHARM Study.
    • Genet Med. 2022 Jun;24(6):1196-1205. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.02.006. Epub 2022 Mar 16.
    • Personalised Risk Prediction in Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer: A Protocol for a Multi-Centre Randomised Controlled Trial.
    • Archer S, Fennell N, Colvin E, Laquindanum R, Mills M, Dennis R, Stutzin Donoso F, Gold R, Fan A, Downes K, Ford J, Antoniou AC, Kurian AW, Evans DG, Tischkowitz M.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2022 May 31;14(11):2716. doi: 10.3390/cancers14112716.
    • Predicting the Likelihood of Carrying a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation in Asian Patients With Breast Cancer.
    • Ang BH, Ho WK, Wijaya E, Kwan PY, Ng PS, Yoon SY, Hasan SN, Lim JMC, Hassan T, Tai MC, Allen J, Lee A, Taib NAM, Yip CH, Hartman M, Lim SH, Tan EY, Tan BKT, Tan SM, Tan VKM, Ho PJ, Khng AJ, Dunning AM, Li J, Easton DF, Antoniou AC, Teo SH.
    • J Clin Oncol. 2022 May 10;40(14):1542-1551. doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.01647. Epub 2022 Feb 10.
    • Assessing Breast Cancer Risks to Improve Care for an Increased-Risk Population within Eastern North Carolina.
    • Shelton CH, Bowen C, Guenther WC, Jordan B, Boehmer LM, Weldon CB, Trosman JR, Ruiz A.
    • N C Med J. 2022 May-Jun;83(3):221-228. doi: 10.18043/ncm.83.3.221.
    • Overlap of high-risk individuals predicted by family history, and genetic and non-genetic breast cancer risk prediction models: implications for risk stratification.
    • Ho PJ, Ho WK, Khng AJ, Yeoh YS, Tan BK, Tan EY, Lim GH, Tan SM, Tan VKM, Yip CH, Mohd-Taib NA, Wong FY, Lim EH, Ngeow J, Chay WY, Leong LCH, Yong WS, Seah CM, Tang SW, Ng CWQ, Yan Z, Lee JA, Rahmat K, Islam T, Hassan T, Tai MC, Khor CC, Yuan JM, Koh WP, Sim X, Dunning AM, Bolla MK, Antoniou AC, Teo SH, Li J, Hartman M.
    • BMC Med. 2022 Apr 26;20(1):150. doi: 10.1186/s12916-022-02334-z.
    • Male Breast Cancer: From Molecular Genetics to Clinical Management.
    • Pensabene M, Von Arx C, De Laurentiis M.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2022 Apr 15;14(8):2006. doi: 10.3390/cancers14082006.
    • Risk-Adjusted Cancer Screening and Prevention (RiskAP): Complementing Screening for Early Disease Detection by a Learning Screening Based on Risk Factors.
    • Schmutzler RK, Schmitz-Luhn B, Borisch B, Devilee P, Eccles D, Hall P, Balmaña J, Boccia S, Dabrock P, Emons G, Gaissmaier W, Gronwald J, Houwaart S, Huster S, Kast K, Katalinic A, Linn SC, Moorthie S, Pharoah P, Rhiem K, Spranger T, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, van Delden JJM, van den Bulcke M, Woopen C.
    • Breast Care (Basel). 2022 Apr;17(2):208-223. doi: 10.1159/000517182. Epub 2021 Aug 12.
    • Helix: A Digital Tool to Address Provider Needs for Prostate Cancer Genetic Testing in Clinical Practice.
    • Giri VN, Walker A, Gross L, Trabulsi EJ, Lallas CD, Kelly WK, Gomella LG, Fischer C, Loeb S.
    • Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2022 Apr;20(2):e104-e113. doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2021.11.009. Epub 2021 Nov 27.
    • 30 year experience of index case identification and outcomes of cascade testing in high-risk breast and colorectal cancer predisposition genes.
    • Woodward ER, Green K, Burghel GJ, Bulman M, Clancy T, Lalloo F, Schlecht H, Wallace AJ, Evans DG.
    • Eur J Hum Genet. 2022 Apr;30(4):413-419. doi: 10.1038/s41431-021-01011-8. Epub 2021 Dec 6.
    • Tumor BRCA Testing in Epithelial Ovarian Cancers: Past and Future-Five-Years' Single-Institution Experience of 762 Consecutive Patients.
    • Fumagalli C, Betella I, Rappa A, di Giminiani M, Gaiano M, De Vitis LA, Zambetti B, Vacirca D, Multinu F, Venetis K, Colombo N, Barberis M, Guerini Rocco E.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2022 Mar 23;14(7):1638. doi: 10.3390/cancers14071638.
    • BRCA mutations: Implications of genetic testing in ovarian cancer.
    • Talwar V, Rauthan A.
    • Indian J Cancer. 2022 Mar;59(Supplement):S56-S67. doi: 10.4103/ijc.IJC_1394_20.
    • DrABC: deep learning accurately predicts germline pathogenic mutation status in breast cancer patients based on phenotype data.
    • Liu J, Zhao H, Zheng Y, Dong L, Zhao S, Huang Y, Huang S, Qian T, Zou J, Liu S, Li J, Yan Z, Li Y, Zhang S, Huang X, Wang W, Li Y, Wang J, Ming Y, Li X, Xing Z, Qin L, Zhao Z, Jia Z, Li J, Liu G, Zhang M, Feng K, Wu J, Zhang J, Yang Y, Wu Z, Liu Z, Ying J, Wang X, Su J, Wang X, Wu N.
    • Genome Med. 2022 Feb 25;14(1):21. doi: 10.1186/s13073-022-01027-9.
    • BRCA1/2 Mutations in Vietnamese Patients with Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome.
    • Le TN, Tran VK, Nguyen TT, Vo NS, Hoang TH, Vo HL, Nguyen TT, Nguyen PD, Nguyen VT, Ta TV, Tran HT.
    • Genes (Basel). 2022 Jan 29;13(2):268. doi: 10.3390/genes13020268.
    • Remote AI Supported E-Multidisciplinary Oncology Conference in Breast Cancer as a Technology and Method to Optimize Outcomes in the Peripheries.
    • Mammas CS, Mamma AS, Papaxoinis G, Georgiou I.
    • Stud Health Technol Inform. 2022 Jan 14;289:309-312. doi: 10.3233/SHTI210921.
    • Special Issue “Gynaecological Cancers Risk: Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer and Endometrial Cancer”.
    • Manchanda R.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2022 Jan 10;14(2):319. doi: 10.3390/cancers14020319.
    • Increasing referral of at-risk women for genetic counseling and BRCA testing using a screening tool in a community breast imaging center.
    • Arun BK, Peterson SK, Sweeney LE, Bluebond RD, Tidwell RSS, Makhnoon S, Kushwaha AC.
    • Cancer. 2022 Jan 1;128(1):94-102. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33866. Epub 2021 Aug 23.

    Editorial:

    Population screening to identify women at risk for hereditary breast cancer syndromes: The path forward or the road not taken?

    • Identifying women with increased risk of breast cancer and implementing risk-reducing strategies and supplemental imaging.
    • Vegunta S, Bhatt AA, Choudhery SA, Pruthi S, Kaur AS.
    • Breast Cancer. 2022 Jan;29(1):19-29. doi: 10.1007/s12282-021-01298-x. Epub 2021 Oct 19.
    • Review
    • Comparison of a Cancer Family History Collection and Risk Assessment Tool - ItRunsInMyFamily - with Risk Assessment by Health-Care Professionals.
    • Ritchie JB, Welch BM, Allen CG, Frey LJ, Morrison H, Schiffman JD, Alekseyenko AV, Dean B, Hughes Halbert C, Bellcross C.
    • Public Health Genomics. 2021 Dec 6:1-9. doi: 10.1159/000520001. Epub ahead of print.
    • Familial Breast Cancer: Disease Related Gene Mutations and Screening Strategies for Chinese Population.
    • Shen L, Zhang S, Wang K, Wang X.
    • Front Oncol. 2021 Dec 1;11:740227. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.740227.

    Commentary:

    Editorial: Familial Cancer in China: From Detection to Screening and Management.

    • Hereditary Cancer Risk Using a Genetic Chatbot Before Routine Care Visits.
    • Nazareth S, Hayward L, Simmons E, Snir M, Hatchell KE, Rojahn S, Slotnick RN, Nussbaum RL.
    • Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Dec 1;138(6):860-870. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004596.
    • Information needs on breast cancer genetic and non-genetic risk factors in relatives of women with a BRCA1/2 or PALB2 pathogenic variant.
    • Brédart A, De Pauw A, Anota A, Tüchler A, Dick J, Müller A, Kop JL, Rhiem K, Schmutzler R, Devilee P, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Dolbeault S.
    • Breast. 2021 Dec;60:38-44. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2021.08.011. Epub 2021 Aug 23.
    • A risk prediction tool for individuals with a family history of breast, ovarian, or pancreatic cancer: BRCAPANCPRO.
    • Blackford AL, Childs EJ, Porter N, Petersen GM, Rabe KG, Gallinger S, Borgida A, Syngal S, Cote ML, Schwartz AG, Goggins MG, Hruban RH, Parmigiani G, Klein AP.
    • Br J Cancer. 2021 Dec;125(12):1712-1717. doi: 10.1038/s41416-021-01580-x. Epub 2021 Oct 26.
    • Utilization of breast cancer risk prediction models by cancer genetic counselors in clinical practice predominantly in the United States.
    • Park MS, Weissman SM, Postula KJV, Williams CS, Mauer CB, O'Neill SM.
    • J Genet Couns. 2021 Dec;30(6):1737-1747. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1442. Epub 2021 Jun 2.
    • Universal genetic testing of patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer - ready for prime time?
    • De Silva DL, James PA, Mann GB, Lindeman GJ.
    • Med J Aust. 2021 Nov 15;215(10):449-453. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51317. Epub 2021 Oct 22.
    • Commentary
    • A Review of Breast Cancer Risk Factors in Adolescents and Young Adults.
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    • Cancers (Basel). 2021 Nov 5;13(21):5552. doi: 10.3390/cancers13215552.
    • MSK Fellows Develop Online Resource to Increase Awareness of Genetic Cascade Testing.
    • Kanski A.
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    • News
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    • [No author given]
    • Precision Oncology News. Disease Areas. 2021 Oct 18.
    • Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Screening Syndrome Profile in Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer from Paraná State Southwest.
    • Moura JB, Ghedin CC, Takakura ÉT, Scandolara TB, Rech D, Panis C.
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    Commentary:

    Invited Commentary: Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Screening Strategies-What's New?

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    Guidelines:

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

    • Use of an Online Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Patient Decision Aid in Primary Care Practices.
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    • Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: Recommendation Statement.
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    • Am Fam Physician. 2020 Feb 15;101(4):233-238.

    CME Activity:

    Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer.

    • 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.

    Guidelines:

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

    • Breast cancer screening implications of risk modeling among female relatives of ATM and CHEK2 carriers.
    • Weidner AE, Liggin ME, Zuniga BI, Tezak AL, Wiesner GL, Pal T.
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    • Risk-based breast cancer screening strategies in women.
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    • NorthBay Healthcare to Pilot GenomeSmart Genetic Test Recommendation Platform.
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    • GenomeWeb. 2019 Nov 12.

    Press: Startup GenomeSmart to Address Lack of Genetic Testing Knowledge With Digital Solution. (GenomeWeb)

    • Penetrance of different cancer types in families with Li-Fraumeni syndrome: a validation study using multi-center cohorts.
    • Shin SJ, Dodd-Eaton EB, Peng G, Bojadzieva J, Chen J, Amos CI, Frone MN, Khincha P, Mai PL, Savage SA, Ballinger ML, Thomas DM, Yuan Y, Strong LC, Wang W.
    • Cancer Res. 2019 Nov 12. pii: canres.0728.2019. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-19-0728. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Genetic counselling and personalised risk assessment in the Australian pancreatic cancer screening program.
    • Dwarte T, McKay S, Johns A, Tucker K, Spigelman AD, Williams D, Stoita A.
    • Hered Cancer Clin Pract. 2019 Oct 23;17:30. doi: 10.1186/s13053-019-0129-1.
    • Performance of breast cancer risk assessment models in a large mammography cohort.
    • McCarthy AM, Guan Z, Welch M, Griffin ME, Sippo DA, Deng Z, Coopey SB, Acar A, Semine A, Parmigiani G, Braun D, Hughes KS.
    • J Natl Cancer Inst. 2019 Sep 26. pii: djz177. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djz177. [Epub ahead of print]

    Editorial:

    Choosing Breast Cancer Risk Models: Importance of Independent Validation.

    • Choosing Breast Cancer Risk Models: Importance of Independent Validation.
    • Gail MH.
    • J Natl Cancer Inst. 2019 Sep 26. pii: djz180. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djz180. [Epub ahead of print]
    • STELO: a new tool for family physicians for the correct identification of inherited cancer syndromes.
    • Mariani C, Carnevali I, Lapi F, Paganini E, Civitelli C, Muzzolon J, Franzetti A, Guerroni A, Tibiletti MG.
    • Fam Pract. 2019 Sep 19. pii: cmz045. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmz045. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Population frequencies of pathogenic alleles of BRCA1 and BRCA2: analysis of 173 Danish breast cancer pedigrees using the BOADICEA model.
    • Terkelsen T, Christensen LL, Fenton DC, Jensen UB, Sunde L, Thomassen M, Skytte AB.
    • Fam Cancer. 2019 Aug 21. doi: 10.1007/s10689-019-00141-9. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Evaluation of a Clinical Decision Support System for the Prescription of Genetic Tests in the Gynecological Cancer Risk.
    • Moreno-Conde J, Alvarez-Romero C, Suárez-Mejías C, Martínez-Maestre MÁ, Silvan-Alfaro JM, Parra-Calderón CL.
    • Stud Health Technol Inform. 2019 Aug 21;264:704-708. doi: 10.3233/SHTI190314.
    • Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.
    • US Preventive Services Task Force, Owens DK, Davidson KW, Krist AH, Barry MJ, Cabana M, Caughey AB, Doubeni CA, Epling JW Jr, Kubik M, Landefeld CS, Mangione CM, Pbert L, Silverstein M, Simon MA, Tseng CW, Wong JB.
    • JAMA. 2019 Aug 20;322(7):652-665. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.10987.

    Evidence report, Review:

    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.

    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.

    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.

    Guidelines:

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

    • 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].
    • Nelson HD, Pappas M, Cantor A, Haney E, Holmes R, Stillman L.
    • 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.

    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.

    • Evaluating BRCA mutation risk predictive models in a Chinese cohort in Taiwan.
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    Comments on NSGC Discussion Forum Cancer SIG

    Subject: PALB2 breast cancer recurrence

    Subject: article request

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    Subject: American Society of Breast Surgeons Consenus Guidelines on Genetic Testing

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    Commentary

    Combined associations of genetic and environmental risk factors: implications for prevention of breast cancer.

    • BRCAPRO 6.0 Model Validation in Male Patients Presenting for BRCA Testing.
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    Comment

    Male Breast Cancer: A Study in Small Steps.

    • Recent Enhancements to the Genetic Risk Prediction Model BRCAPRO.
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    • Review
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    • Breast Cancer Res. 2014 Dec 23;16(6):3419. doi: 10.1186/s13058-014-0474-y.
    • From observation to intervention: development of a psychoeducational intervention to increase uptake of BRCA genetic counseling among high-risk breast cancer survivors.
    • Vadaparampil ST, Malo TL, Nam KM, Nelson A, de la Cruz CZ, Quinn GP.
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    • Validation of the Manchester scoring system for predicting BRCA1/2 mutations in 9,390 families suspected of having hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
    • Kast K, Schmutzler RK, Rhiem K, Kiechle M, Fischer C, Niederacher D, Arnold N, Grimm T, Speiser D, Schlegelberger B, Varga D, Horvath J, Beer M, Briest S, Meindl A, Engel C.
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    • Limited family structure and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) subtype as predictors of BRCA mutations in a genetic counseling cohort of early-onset sporadic breast cancers.
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    • Genetics and BRCA in Primary Care.
    • Katherine Kolor.
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    • Can multiple SNP testing in BRCA2 and BRCA1 female carriers be used to improve risk prediction models in conjunction with clinical assessment?
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    Comments from NSGC Discussion Forum Cancer SIG

    Subject: Article Request

    • Relationships between computer-extracted mammographic texture pattern features and BRCA1/2 mutation status: a cross-sectional study.
    • Gierach GL, Li H, Loud JT, Greene MH, Chow CK, Lan L, Prindiville SA, Eng-Wong J, Soballe PW, Giambartolomei C, Mai PL, Galbo CE, Nichols K, Calzone KA, Olopade OI, Gail MH, Giger ML.
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    • Recent BRCAPRO Upgrades Significantly Improve Calibration.
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    • A randomized, controlled trial to increase discussion of breast cancer in primary care.
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    • Assessment of individuals with BRCA1 and BRCA2 large rearrangements in high-risk breast and ovarian cancer families.
    • Arnold AG, Otegbeye E, Fleischut MH, Glogowski EA, Siegel B, Boyar SR, Salo-Mullen E, Amoroso K, Sheehan M, Berliner JL, Stadler ZK, Kauff ND, Offit K, Robson ME, Zhang L.
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    • Short-term outcomes of the implementation of a computer-based breast cancer risk assessment program during screening mammography.
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    • Characteristics of individuals with breast cancer rearrangements in BRCA1 and BRCA2.
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    • Tools of the trade: individualized breast cancer risk assessment.
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    • Underestimation of Risk of a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation in Women With High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer by BRCAPRO: A Multi-Institution Study.
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    • J Clin Oncol. 2014 Apr 20;32(12):1249-55. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.50.6055. Epub 2014 Mar 17.

    Comment/Letter:

    Misreported family histories and underestimation of risk.

    Comment/Letter:

    Reply to D. Braun et al.

    • Let’s Talk About Risk: Personalizing Breast Cancer Risk Prediction.
    • [No author given]
    • Show Me The Evidence, Canadian Institute of Health Research, 2014 Spring.
    • 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.

    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.

    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.

    Practice Guideline:

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

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    • J Med Genet. 2014 Feb;51(2):114-21. doi: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2013-101674. Epub 2013 Dec 16.

    Free Full Text: A new scoring system in cancer genetics: application to criteria for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation screening. (Medscape Oncology)

    • BOADICEA breast cancer risk prediction model: updates to cancer incidences, tumour pathology and web interface.
    • Lee AJ, Cunningham AP, Kuchenbaecker KB, Mavaddat N, Easton DF, Antoniou AC.
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    • 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.
    • Cancer risk communication, predictive testing and management in France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK: general practitioners' and breast surgeons' current practice and preferred practice responsibilities.
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    • J Community Genet. 2014 Jan;5(1):69-79. doi: 10.1007/s12687-013-0173-x. Epub 2013 Dec 3.
    • Performance of BOADICEA and BRCAPRO genetic models and of empirical criteria based on cancer family history for predicting BRCA mutation carrier probabilities: A retrospective study in a sample of Italian cancer genetics clinics.
    • Varesco L, Viassolo V, Viel A, Gismondi V, Radice P, Montagna M, Alducci E, Della Puppa L, Oliani C, Tommasi S, Caligo MA, Vivanet C, Zuradelli M, Mandich P, Tibiletti MG, Cavalli P, Lucci Cordisco E, Turchetti D, Boggiani D, Bracci R, Bruzzi P, Bonelli L.
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    • Self administered screening for hereditary cancers in conjunction with mammography and ultrasound.
    • McDonnell CH, Seidenwurm DJ, McDonnell DE, Bobolis KA.
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    • Breast cancer risk prediction accuracy in Jewish Israeli high-risk women using the BOADICEA and IBIS risk models.
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    Subject: Does anyone have a good reference for the occurence of DCIS in hereditary cancer syndromes?

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