Disparities in uptake of BRCA1/2 genetic testing in a randomized trial of telephone counseling

• Published in: Genetics in medicine Vol. 17; no. 6; pp. 467 - 475
• Main Authors: Butrick, Morgan, Kelly, Scott, Peshkin, Beth N., Luta, George, Nusbaum, Rachel, Hooker, Gillian W., Graves, Kristi, Feeley, Lisa, Isaacs, Claudine, Valdimarsdottir, Heiddis B., Jandorf, Lina, DeMarco, Tiffani, Wood, Marie, McKinnon, Wendy, Garber, Judy, McCormick, Shelley R., Schwartz, Marc D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Nature Publishing Group US 01.06.2015; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: 692/699/67/1347; 692/699/67/1517/1709; 692/700/139/1512; 692/700/228/2050/1510; Adult; Biomedicine; Female; Genes, BRCA1; Genes, BRCA2; Genetic Counseling; Genetic Testing; Healthcare Disparities; Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome - diagnosis; Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome - epidemiology; Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome - genetics; Human Genetics; Humans; Laboratory Medicine; Middle Aged; Odds Ratio; original-research-article; Risk Factors; Telephone; genetic counseling; psychosocial predictors; cancer; genetic testing; telephone counseling

Purpose: As genetic counseling and testing become more fully integrated into clinical care, alternative delivery models are increasingly prominent. This study examines predictors of genetic testing for hereditary breast/ovarian cancer among high-risk women in a randomized trial of in-person versus t...