mother and/or father. 1 , 2 An individual suspected of being at risk for hereditary cancer should be offered genetic counseling. 3 , 4 The NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Breast
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definitively rule this out, because it would have implications for treatment and genetic counseling. Because blood could not be used in this instance as a source of germline DNA, we performed Sanger sequencing using DNA extracted from a buccal swab
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Fleisher L Roussi P . Facilitating informed decision making about breast cancer risk and genetic counseling among women calling the NCI's Cancer Information Service . J Health Commun 2005 ; 10 ( Suppl ): S119 – 136 . 21. Ellis PM . Attitudes
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treatment should not be delayed for genetic counseling. For patients with recurrent or refractory disease, validated molecular testing should be performed in a CLIA-approved facility using the most recently obtained tissue. Testing for patients with
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these NCCN Guidelines, visit NCCN.org ). 17 The NCCN Guidelines also recommend genetic counseling for patients who are considering p53 testing. 17 A multidisciplinary approach with professional geneticists, counselors, psychologists, and oncologists
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cancer care continuum, including navigation, chemotherapy toxicity management, genetic counseling, clinical trial enrollment, mental health services, survivorship care, and palliative care ( Figure 1 ). 6 – 8 Guidelines need to evolve to offer evidence
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genetic counseling with “strong consideration” for genetic testing, she said. Due to their efficacy in ovarian cancer and some other malignancies, the use of PARP inhibitors has steadily grown since 2014, when olaparib was approved. At the time of Dr
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legislation that would remedy a longstanding Medicare gap, ensuring that beneficiaries at increased risk of cancer have access to standard-of-care genetic counseling, testing, screening, and risk-reducing interventions. This proposed law will enable coverage
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chemoprevention but opted out. Of the 306 patients, 48% (n=131) were eligible for genetic counseling, 27 genetic counseling appointments were scheduled but only 19 were kept, and genetic testing was conducted on 8% of patients (n=11), 7 of whom had negative
When and How to Perform Genetic Testing for Inherited Colorectal Cancer Syndromes
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the Bayesian principles of Mendelian genetics involved in this process are straightforward, providing formal genetic counseling is nevertheless advisable in most instances, lest missteps in the testing process occur. 10 , 11 As suggested earlier, the