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- Title
Medicare-funded cancer genetic tests: a note of caution: Clinicians need appropriate education and support in keeping pace with the genomics revolution.
- Authors
Kirk, Judy; Barlow-Stewart, Kristine K.; Poplawski, Nicola K.; Gleeson, Margaret; Tucker, Kathy; Friedlander, Michael
- Abstract
The article offers information on the model of Medicare-funded cancer genetic testing in Australia, discussing the calculation of the eligibility for the Medicare benefit, the testing of breast cancer genes such as BRCA1 or BRCA2, and the laboratory requirements for predictive testing.
- Subjects
CANCER genetics; GENETIC testing; MEDICARE (Australia)
- Publication
Medical Journal of Australia, 2018, Vol 209, Issue 5, p193
- ISSN
0025-729X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5694/mja17.01124