...François Eisinger Background: Since 2002, hereditary cancer gene testing has been funded at the national level in France. Here we report on the impact of this funding on the number of tests carried out and specify the genes/syndromes on which these tests focus. Methods: All French laboratory...

... like more timely services and education about hereditary cancers and susceptibility testing. 15 1 2008 Female respondents were more likely than male respondents to report awareness of the hereditary breast/ovarian cancer service (OR = 2.9, 95% CI 1.9–4.6; adjusted for age, practice location...

... cancer diagnosis and treatment. The present study aims to describe the structure and characteristics of three cancer genetic services in Brazilian public health care hospitals and discuss alternatives for the identification and prevention of hereditary cancer syndromes in developing countries. The three...

... by a positive test result [ 7 ]. This paper reviews recent studies that demonstrate how the patient care is benefiting from the ability to identify and manage hereditary risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Hereditary cancer Genetic testing Breast cancer Ovarian cancer BRCA1 BRCA2 While...

...% of the patients and 35% of the accompanying persons replied that a health care provider had ever provided teaching about the importance of a family cancer history. Seventy-five percent of the patients and 73% of the accompanying persons indicated that they would like to learn more about hereditary cancer...