Cancer screening in the United States, 2018: a review of current American Cancer Society guidelines and current issues in cancer screening

RA Smith, KS Andrews, D Brooks… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Each year, the American Cancer Society publishes a summary of its guidelines for
early cancer detection, data and trends in cancer screening rates from the National Health …

Colorectal cancer in the young: epidemiology, prevention, management.

RL Siegel, CD Jakubowski, SA Fedewa… - American Society of …, 2020 - europepmc.org
Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence rates in the United States overall have declined since
the mid-1980s because of changing patterns in risk factors (eg, decreased smoking) and …

Cancer susceptibility gene mutations in individuals with colorectal cancer

MB Yurgelun, MH Kulke, CS Fuchs, BA Allen… - Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Hereditary factors play an important role in colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, yet the
prevalence of germline cancer susceptibility gene mutations in patients with CRC …

Racial disparities in BRCA testing and cancer risk management across a population‐based sample of young breast cancer survivors

D Cragun, A Weidner, C Lewis, D Bonner, J Kim… - Cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Breast cancer (BC) disparities may widen with genomic advances. The
authors compared non‐Hispanic white (NHW), black, and Hispanic BC survivors for 1) …

Hereditary colorectal polyposis and cancer syndromes: a primer on diagnosis and management

P Kanth, J Grimmett, M Champine, R Burt… - Official journal of the …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer amongst men and women.
Between 3 and 6% of all CRCs are attributed to well-defined inherited syndromes, including …

[HTML][HTML] Recognition of genetic predisposition in pediatric cancer patients: an easy-to-use selection tool

MCJ Jongmans, JLCM Loeffen, E Waanders… - European journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Genetic predisposition for childhood cancer is under diagnosed. Identifying these patients
may lead to therapy adjustments in case of syndrome-related increased toxicity or resistant …

[HTML][HTML] The composition and capacity of the clinical genetics workforce in high-income countries: a scoping review

N Dragojlovic, K Borle, N Kopac, U Ellis, P Birch… - Genetics in …, 2020 - Elsevier
As genetics becomes increasingly integrated into all areas of health care and the use of
complex genetic tests continues to grow, the clinical genetics workforce will likely face …

Utilization and outcomes of BRCA genetic testing and counseling in a national commercially insured population: the ABOUT study

J Armstrong, M Toscano, N Kotchko, S Friedman… - JAMA …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance BRCAgenetic testing has substantial public health impact, yet little is known of
the real-world experiences of the more than 100 000 Americans undergoing testing …

Significant clinical impact of recurrent BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in Mexico

C Villarreal‐Garza, RM Alvarez‐Gómez… - Cancer, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Frequent recurrent mutations in the breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility
(BRCA) genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 among Hispanics, including a large rearrangement …

Multi-disciplinary summit on genetics services for women with gynecologic cancers: A Society of Gynecologic Oncology White Paper

LM Randall, B Pothuri, EM Swisher, JP Diaz… - Gynecologic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To assess current practice, advise minimum standards, and identify educational
gaps relevant to genetic screening, counseling, and testing of women affected by …