Scientific and technologic advances are revolutionizing our approach to genetic cancer risk
assessment, cancer screening and prevention, and targeted therapy, fulfilling the promise of …

Precision medicine has grown over the past 20 years with the availability of genetic tests
and has changed the one‐size‐fits‐all paradigm in medicine. Precision medicine …

Purpose To determine the prevalence and type of BRCA1 and BRCA2 (BRCA) mutations
among Hispanics in the Southwestern United States and their potential impact on genetic …

As genetics and genomics become part of mainstream Medicine, these advances have the
potential to reduce or exacerbate health disparities. Gaps in effective communication (where …

Risk assessment coupled with genetic counseling and testing for the cancer predisposition
genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 (BRCA1/2) has become an integral element of comprehensive …

Purpose To inform development of a culturally sensitive hereditary breast and ovarian
cancer communication initiative and related clinical genetic services. Methods Five focus …

Ethnic disparities in use of cancer genetics services raise concerns about equitable
opportunity to benefit from familial cancer risk assessment, improved survival and quality of …

Background: The provision of genetic services, along with research in the fields of genomics
and genetics, has evolved in recent years to meet the increasing demand of consumers …

Cancer is a significant burden, particularly to individuals of low socioeconomic status (SES).
Genetic testing can provide information about an individual's risk of develo** cancer and …

The three major hereditary cancer syndromes in Latinos (Hereditary Breast and Ovarian
Cancer, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis and Lynch Syndrome) have been shown to exhibit …