Barriers and facilitators to BRCA genetic counseling among at-risk Latinas in New York City

• Published in: Psycho-oncology (Chichester, England) Vol. 22; no. 7; pp. 1594 - 1604
• Main Authors: Sussner, Katarina M., Jandorf, Lina, Thompson, Hayley S., Valdimarsdottir, Heiddis B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2013; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Acculturation; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; At risk; BRCA; breast; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - ethnology; Breast Neoplasms - genetics; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Cancer; Child; Counseling; Facilitators; Female; Genes, BRCA1; genetic counseling; Genetic Counseling - psychology; Genetic counselling; Genetic Predisposition to Disease - ethnology; Genetics; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Services Accessibility; Hispanic Americans; Hispanic or Latino - genetics; Hispanic or Latino - psychology; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Latin American people; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; New York City; Oncology; Ovarian cancer; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Qualitative Research; Risk Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Womens health; Young Adult; New York City; United States > US; New York City New York; genetic counseling; BRCA; cancer; breast; oncology

Background Despite underuse of genetic services for hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer risk among Latinas (including counseling and testing for BRCA mutations), there is little known about the barriers and facilitators to BRCA genetic counseling among this group. It is imperative to first under...