Whilst the finding of heritable susceptibility to disease was once relatively rare,
mainstreaming of genetic testing has resulted in a steady increase. Patients are often …

As genetic testing for hereditary cancer syndromes has transitioned from research to clinical
settings, research regarding its accompanying psychosocial effects has grown. Men and …

Genetic counseling is “the process of helping people understand and adapt to the medical,
psychological, and familial implications of genetic contributions to disease.” Traditionally …

Evidence suggests that a significant proportion of individuals referred to cancer genetic
counselling (GC) do not attend, and thus may not be engaged in adequate cancer risk …

Evaluation of clinical genetics services (CGS), including genetic counseling and genetic
testing, has been problematic. Patient mortality and morbidity are unlikely to be directly …

Abstract Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence and
correlates of receiving and sharing high-penetrance cancer genetic test results. Methods …

Dissemination of information on a genetically increased risk should according to guidelines
primarily be family-mediated. Incomplete and incorrect information spread has, however …

BACKGROUND Tailoring screening to colorectal cancer (CRC) risk could improve
screening effectiveness. Most CRCs arise from advanced neoplasia (AN) that dwells for …

Cascade genetic testing provides a method to appropriately focus colonoscopy use in
families with Lynch syndrome (LS). However, research suggests that up to two-thirds at risk …

Abstract Purpose Lynch Syndrome is one of the most common hereditary cancer syndromes,
arising from DNA mismatch repair. Lynch Syndrome carriers are at increased lifetime risk of …