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When implementing a hereditary cancer risk assessment program into routine care, the goal is simple: Provide genetic counseling and genetic testing to all high-risk patients. In doing so, healthcare providers …

With changing recommendations from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) on genetic screening for breast cancer, many breast imaging centers and primary care providers are asking the same question: …

In part one of our three-part webinar series, we explored the enormous value proposition that cancer risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing present to health systems. Now, we highlight …

In a 2018 study, researchers tested the efficacy of the Tyrer-Cuzick Lifetime risk model for identifying women at increased or high risk of hereditary breast cancer. In doing so, 100,318 …

Breast imaging centers are a hub for screening and early detection. And as such, they play an important role in identifying high-risk patients prior to a cancer diagnosis. We covered …

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently updated its recommendations to include more women for BRCA screening. Receiving less attention from that announcement was the recommendation that primary care …

Primary care clinicians should assess women with a personal or family history of breast, ovarian, tubal, or peritoneal cancer or who have an ancestry associated with BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene …

How do health systems make the most of their valuable - and limited - genetic counselor resources? This was focus of the recent "Hot Topic Webinar" hosted by the Association …

The stats are well-known by now. The U.S. spends nearly 18 percent of its GDP on healthcare, which is about twice that of other high-income nations. However, despite the amount …

Paper questionnaires for determining a patient's risk for hereditary cancers. Limited genetic counselor resources throughout the country. Too much burdensome administrative work. These are common problems that cancer risk assessment …