… family history is the first step toward identifying genetic contributions to disease. It is a simple
method of identifying families that could benefit from a genetics … , “Family History for Public …

… Interview for Genetic Studies, 14 and the Family History … per family member to record
lifetime psychiatric history. Only the Family History Assessment Module asks the initial screening …

… early treatment, reproductive genetic screening to assist reproductive decision making, and
family history … Although the traditional goal of screening is to identify early disease or risk in …

… risks of disease (eg, colon cancer screening).' The primary tool for initial genetic assessment
is the family history, but there are few data on family history-taking in primary care. Most …

… First, we sought to investigate whether any characteristics of the informant who reported
family history were associated with accuracy of reporting (that is, correctly identifying the true …

… history of genetic screening in order to demonstrate that most of its opponents are misguided.
Since so many of these opponents regard medical genetics … history of the early screening …

… , screening tests, and disease history of a person's first- and second-degree relatives. Algorithms
in the software analyze the family history data … of diseases in the family. A second set of …

… family history can aid in risk stratification, improve early detection and disease prevention,
and influence health promoting behaviors, then family history could be used as a screening …

… family history of one or more affected first-degree relatives should be offered the same screening
… recognized a family history of colorectal cancer as an important risk factor and initiated …

PURPOSE We aimed to validate a family history screening questionnaire in an Australian
primary care population designed to identify people at increased risk for breast, ovarian, …