A Clinical Trial to Increase the Identification, Genetic Counseling Referral and Genetic Testing of Women at risk for Hereditary Breast and/or Ovarian Cancer

Background: Approximately 1/300 individuals in the general population are at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer due to an inherited mutation in the BRCA1/BRCA2 genes. BRCA mutations are associated with dramatically increased risks for breast cancer, especially at younger ages, in addition...

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Main Authors: Ceceilia Bellcross, Christine Stanislaw, April Hermstad, Christine Tallo, Chelsea Leonard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georgia Southern University 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/jgpha/vol7/iss1/24