Provider’s Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators for Latinas to Participate in Genetic Cancer Risk Assessment for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer

Provider’s Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators for Latinas to Participate in Genetic Cancer Risk Assessment for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer

The Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommends genetic cancer risk assessment (GCRA) referral to women at high risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Latinas affected by breast cancer have the second highest prevalence of BRCA1/2 mutations after Ashkenazi Jews. Compared to non-Hispanic Wh...

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Main Authors: Alejandra Hurtado-de-Mendoza, Kristi Graves, Sara Gómez-Trillos, Lyndsay Anderson, Claudia Campos, Chalanda Evans, Selma Stearns, Qi Zhu, Nathaly Gonzalez, Vanessa B. Sheppard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Healthcare
Subjects:
hereditary breast and ovarian cancer
genetic counseling
genetic testing
Latinas
Provider’s perspectives
barriers
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/6/3/116

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