Screening for Individuals at Risk for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer: A Statewide Initiative, Georgia, 2012–2020

Georgia implemented a statewide family history screening program for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. From November 2012 through December 2020, 29 090 individuals were screened, 16 679 of whom (57.3%) self-identified as a racial/ethnic minority. Of the 4% (1172/29 090) of individuals who screen...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of public health (1971) 2022-09, Vol.112 (9), p.1249-1252
Hauptverfasser:	Veitinger, Julia K., Kerber, Alice S., Gabram-Mendola, Sheryl G. A., Liu, Yuan, Durham, Lynn M., Durrence, Diane, Berzen, Alissa K., Shin, Janet Y., Snyder, Cindy, Bellcross, Cecelia A., Guan, Yue
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Access to Care Breast cancer Cancer Genetics Indigent care Minority & ethnic groups Minority groups Mutation Notes From the Field Opinions, Ideas, & Practice Ovarian cancer Public health Screening Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:	Georgia implemented a statewide family history screening program for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. From November 2012 through December 2020, 29 090 individuals were screened, 16 679 of whom (57.3%) self-identified as a racial/ethnic minority. Of the 4% (1172/29 090) of individuals who screened as high risk, more than half underwent genetic consultation (793/1172; 67.7%) and testing (416/589; 70.6%). Compared with White women, Black and Hispanic women had higher uptake rates of genetic consultation. Public health settings serving racial minorities are well suited to address disparities in genetic service access. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(9):1249–1252. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306932 )
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.2022.306932