Comparison of a Cancer Family History Collection and Risk Assessment Tool – ItRunsInMyFamily – with Risk Assessment by Health-Care Professionals

• Published in: Public health genomics Vol. 25; no. 3-4; pp. 80 - 88
• Main Authors: Ritchie, Jordon B., Welch, Brandon M., Allen, Caitlin G., Frey, Lewis J., Morrison, Heath, Schiffman, Joshua D., Alekseyenko, Alexander V., Dean, Brian, Hughes Halbert, Chanita, Bellcross, Cecelia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 06.12.2021
• Subjects: Cancer; Comparative analysis; Genetic aspects; Health aspects; Medical genetics; Medical informatics; Medical personnel; Practice guidelines (Medicine); Research Article; Risk assessment; Clinical practice guidelines; Family health history; Hereditary cancer; Risk assessment

Introduction: Primary care providers (PCPs) and oncologists lack time and training to appropriately identify patients at increased risk for hereditary cancer using family health history (FHx) and clinical practice guideline (CPG) criteria. We built a tool, “ItRunsInMyFamily” (ItRuns) that automates...