Challenges to clinical utilization of hereditary cancer gene panel testing: perspectives from the front lines

RK Marcus, JL Geurts, JA Grzybowski, KK Turaga… - Familial cancer, 2015 - Springer
Next generation sequencing (NGS) technology is rapidly being implemented into clinical
practice. Qualitative research was performed to gain an improved understanding of the …

Comprehensive cancer predisposition testing within the prospective MASTER trial identifies hereditary cancer patients and supports treatment decisions for rare …

A Jahn, A Rump, TJ Widmann, C Heining, P Horak… - Annals of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Germline variant evaluation in precision oncology opens new paths toward the
identification of patients with genetic tumor risk syndromes and the exploration of therapeutic …

A collaborative approach to genetic testing: a community hospital's experience

SA Cohen, D McIlvried, J Schnieders - Journal of genetic counseling, 2009 - Springer
The field of cancer genetics is evolving rapidly, and much has changed over the past ten
years in the way services are being provided and by whom they are being provided. We …

Systemic barriers to risk-reducing interventions for hereditary cancer syndromes: implications for health care inequities

KF Mittendorf, S Knerr, TL Kauffman… - JCO Precision …, 2021 - ascopubs.org
Hereditary cancer syndromes result from germline genetic alterations predisposing
individuals to higher lifetime cancer risk than the general population. Hereditary cancer …

Updates on progress in cancer screening for children with hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes

SP Rednam - Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Significant strides have been made in cancer surveillance for children with hereditary cancer
predisposition syndromes. A continued emphasis on consensus-driven screening …

Ethical and legal aspects of cancer genetic testing

K Offit, P Thom - Seminars in oncology, 2007 - Elsevier
As a result of the increasing effectiveness of cancer screening and preventive interventions,
ethical issues, as well as legal liabilities, are increasingly associated with cancer genetic …

Consensus for genes to be included on cancer panel tests offered by UK genetics services: guidelines of the UK Cancer Genetics Group

A Taylor, AF Brady, IM Frayling, H Hanson… - Journal of medical …, 2018 - jmg.bmj.com
Genetic testing for hereditary cancer predisposition has evolved rapidly in recent years with
the discovery of new genes, but there is much debate over the clinical utility of testing genes …

Cancer genetic counseling—current practice and future challenges

J Schienda, J Stopfer - Cold Spring …, 2020 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Cancer genetic counseling practice is rapidly evolving, with services being provided in
increasingly novel ways. Pretest counseling for cancer patients may be abbreviated from …

Genetic testing and tumor surveillance for children with cancer predisposition syndromes

A Rao, J Rothman, KE Nichols - Current opinion in pediatrics, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Advances in the understanding of cancer predisposition and implementation of standardized
cancer surveillance protocols have improved the outcome for certain patients. Future …

Genetic testing for cancer predisposition

C Eng, H Hampel, A Chapelle - Annual review of medicine, 2001 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Clinical cancer genetics is becoming an integral part of the care of cancer patients.
This review describes the clinical aspects, genetics, and clinical genetic management of …