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- Title
Re: Cascade Genetic Testing of Relatives for Hereditary Cancer Risk: Results of an Online Initiative.
- Authors
Peshkin, Beth N; Isaacs, Claudine; Schwartz, Marc D
- Abstract
The authors comment on a report by J. L. Caswell-Jin et al on cascade testing in relatives at risk for hereditary cancer. Topics include benefits conferred by multigene cancer panel testing (MCPT) in relatives at risk for a familial pathogenic variant (PV), risks and limitations associated with MCPT, and public health impact of the implementation of cascade testing.
- Subjects
GENETIC testing; CANCER genetics; FAMILY history (Medicine); CANCER; MEDICAL genetics; CANCER risk factors
- Publication
JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2019, Vol 111, Issue 8, p872
- ISSN
0027-8874
- Publication type
letter
- DOI
10.1093/jnci/djz028