Genetic Testing Among Breast Cancer Patients in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia: Single-Center Experience
The proportion of BRCA testing among BC patients was found to be relatively low. The development of a cost-effective, locally developed risk assessment tool that incorporates genetic counseling and testing for those with a familial predisposition to BC is imperative.
Authors
- Salma Abu-Grain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6171-7483)
- Hani Almohanna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2092-7976)
- Alia Alnaji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0721-3140)
- Ghadeer Al Ghareeb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6288-5594)
- Zainab Al Nass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6126-4374)
- Saad Al Shahrani
- Hadi Al Shaikh Nasser
Institutions
- King Fahad Specialist Hospital (SA)
- Health Net (US)
- Dammam Central Hospital (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
- Published
- 2024-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s44197-024-00296-4
- Primary Topic
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00