Objective The objective of the present review is to provide a brief overview of research on
decision making and cancer with a specific focus on the role of emotions. Method Thirty-nine …

Polygenic factors are estimated to account for an additional 18% of the familial relative risk
of breast cancer, with those at the highest level of polygenic risk distribution having a least a …

BACKGROUND Breast cancer (BC) disparities may widen with genomic advances. The
authors compared non‐Hispanic white (NHW), black, and Hispanic BC survivors for 1) …

Purpose The ongoing integration of cancer genomic testing into routine clinical care has led
to increased demand for cancer genetic services. To meet this demand, there is an urgent …

Several medical management approaches have been shown to be effective in preventing
breast cancer and detecting it early among women at elevated risk: 1) prophylactic …

Objective To assess the uptake of risk-reducing options for the management of ovarian and
breast cancer risk in BRCA mutation carriers in a large community based integrated health …

Studies suggest that patients carrying a BRCA variant of uncertain significance (VUS) may
have lingering confusion concerning results interpretation. Counseling for uninformative …

Purpose Genome-wide association studies have identified common genomic variants
associated with increased susceptibility to breast cancer. In the general population, the risk …

Hereditary cancer syndromes result from germline genetic alterations predisposing
individuals to higher lifetime cancer risk than the general population. Hereditary cancer …

Background. Inherited BRCA gene mutations convey a high risk for breast and ovarian
cancer, but current guidelines limit BRCA mutation testing to women with early-onset cancer …