Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics Associated with Genetic Testing among Cancer Survivors: Evidence from Three Cancer Registries
Findings showed that the highest reports of germline testing were among young female cancer survivors and those with higher education and private insurance. Survivors diagnosed in recent years or with advanced-stage disease were more likely to report discussing tumor testing with providers. Further research is warranted to better understand the barriers and educational needs of cancer patients, caregivers, and providers to optimize genetic testing strategies.
Authors
- Young‐Rock Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0366-5687)
- Thomas J. George (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6249-9180)
- Jiang Bian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2238-5429)
- Susan T. Vadaparampil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1052-6917)
- Dejana Braithwaite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8376-5903)
- Mishal Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8967-1761)
- Ruixuan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1670-606X)
- Guanming Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4754-8829)
Institutions
- University of Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health Genomics
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000540341
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.20