Gaps in Receipt of Clinically Indicated Genetic Counseling After Diagnosis of Breast Cancer.

Conclusion Less than one half (43.5%) of patients with clinical indications received formal genetic counseling. There is a large gap between mandates for timely pretest formal genetic counseling in higher-risk patients and the reality of practice today. PMID: 29528794 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Clinical Breast Cancer - March 12, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Katz SJ, Ward KC, Hamilton AS, Mcleod MC, Wallner LP, Morrow M, Jagsi R, Hawley ST, Kurian AW Tags: J Clin Oncol Source Type: research