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2019 Update on Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
2019 Update on Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Date: August 7, 2019
Key words:
breast cancer, genetic testing
The USPSTF has recently completed another review on the topic of genetic testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
However, this latest review has not considered the following factors:
- Recent changes in how genetic testing is performed and offered to patients
- Current knowledge regarding the phenotype of BRCA1 and BRCA2
- Indications that differ for genetic testing for individuals with and without cancer
- Recent data demonstrating that individuals with previously unrecognized links to the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, including individuals with pancreatic cancer or prostate cancer, are candidates for BRCA testing.
