only for the benefit of patients for whom the result may directly inform their cancer management but also for their families in whom appropriate institution of timely genetic counseling has the potential to saves lives. References 1
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Germline PALB2 Variants and PARP Inhibitors in Endometrial Cancer
Michael A. Cilento, Nicola K. Poplawski, Sellvakumaram Paramasivam, David M. Thomas, and Ganessan Kichenadasse
NCCN Policy Summit: Reducing the Cancer Burden Through Prevention and Early Detection
Lindsey Bandini, Alyssa Schatz, Victoria Hood, Nikia Clark, Michael J. Hall, and Robert W. Carlson
screening itself may not be able to be completed via telehealth visits, ancillary services such as genetic counseling, which may lead to referral of patients for risk-appropriate screening, can be. Although many barriers exist, the panelists remained
Management of Advanced Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Cancers
Presented by: Joyce F. Liu
a BRCA mutation, all patients should have genetic counseling regarding germline BRCA testing. However, classification of ovarian cancer is evolving beyond BRCA mutations to include molecular data. Ovarian cancer subtypes can now be identified
Abstracts From the NCCN 23rd Annual Conference: Improving the Quality, Effectiveness, and Efficiency of Cancer Care™
guidelines instituted in 2017. We await comparison studies of resectability, survival, and recurrence rates. AB2018-23. Facilitating Obstetrician-Gynecologist Awareness of NCCN Guidelines Through Genetic Counseling Amy Cronister, MS, and Kristi Fissell
Prostate Cancer, Version 2.2019, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology
James L. Mohler, Emmanuel S. Antonarakis, Andrew J. Armstrong, Anthony V. D’Amico, Brian J. Davis, Tanya Dorff, James A. Eastham, Charles A. Enke, Thomas A. Farrington, Celestia S. Higano, Eric Mark Horwitz, Michael Hurwitz, Joseph E. Ippolito, Christopher J. Kane, Michael R. Kuettel, Joshua M. Lang, Jesse McKenney, George Netto, David F. Penson, Elizabeth R. Plimack, Julio M. Pow-Sang, Thomas J. Pugh, Sylvia Richey, Mack Roach III, Stan Rosenfeld, Edward Schaeffer, Ahmad Shabsigh, Eric J. Small, Daniel E. Spratt, Sandy Srinivas, Jonathan Tward, Dorothy A. Shead, and Deborah A. Freedman-Cass
family genetic counseling, cancer risk syndromes, and assessment of personal risk for second cancers. Some patients with prostate cancer and their families may be at increased risk for breast and ovarian cancer, melanoma, and pancreatic cancer (HBOC
NCCN Guidelines Insights: Ovarian Cancer, Version 1.2019
Featured Updates to the NCCN Guidelines
Deborah K. Armstrong, Ronald D. Alvarez, Jamie N. Bakkum-Gamez, Lisa Barroilhet, Kian Behbakht, Andrew Berchuck, Jonathan S. Berek, Lee-may Chen, Mihaela Cristea, Marie DeRosa, Adam C. ElNaggar, David M. Gershenson, Heidi J. Gray, Ardeshir Hakam, Angela Jain, Carolyn Johnston, Charles A. Leath III, Joyce Liu, Haider Mahdi, Daniela Matei, Michael McHale, Karen McLean, David M. O’Malley, Richard T. Penson, Sanja Percac-Lima, Elena Ratner, Steven W. Remmenga, Paul Sabbatini, Theresa L. Werner, Emese Zsiros, Jennifer L. Burns, and Anita M. Engh
options for maintenance therapy, all patients with histologically confirmed ovarian cancer should undergo genetic risk evaluation and BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing, if not previously performed. However, treatment should not be delayed for genetic counseling
Current Approaches in Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
Patrick M. Lynch
reached virtually the same conclusion using a similar analytic strategy. It is further generally agreed that any practice or program that undertakes to perform MSI/IHC tumor testing must be prepared to routinely offer genetic counseling to patients with
Molecular Tumor Testing for Lynch Syndrome in Patients With Colorectal Cancer
Jeremy Matloff, Aimee Lucas, Alexandros D. Polydorides, and Steven H. Itzkowitz
-risk individuals. Thus, any formalized process should specifically include the following steps: 1) identifying positive results; 2) contacting the physician who is responsible for the affected individuals; 3) genetic counseling and testing if available and desired
Survivorship: Tools for Transitioning Patients With Cancer
Mary Ann Morgan and Crystal S. Denlinger
emphasize the need to know types and frequency of tests, information on what could happen, what their long-term/late needs may be, symptoms to report, and whom to call with concerns. Many have questions about genetic counseling, risks, and testing for their
Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Breast and Ovarian, Version 2.2015
Mary B. Daly, Robert Pilarski, Jennifer E. Axilbund, Michael Berry, Saundra S. Buys, Beth Crawford, Meagan Farmer, Susan Friedman, Judy E. Garber, Seema Khan, Catherine Klein, Wendy Kohlmann, Allison Kurian, Jennifer K. Litton, Lisa Madlensky, P. Kelly Marcom, Sofia D. Merajver, Kenneth Offit, Tuya Pal, Huma Rana, Gwen Reiser, Mark E. Robson, Kristen Mahoney Shannon, Elizabeth Swisher, Nicoleta C. Voian, Jeffrey N. Weitzel, Alison Whelan, Myra J. Wick, Georgia L. Wiesner, Mary Dwyer, Rashmi Kumar, and Susan Darlow
applying these guidelines to individual families. They are intended to serve as a resource for health care providers to identify individuals who may benefit from cancer risk assessment and genetic counseling, to provide genetic professionals with an updated
