Implementation of a Traceback Testing Program for Ovarian Cancer: Findings from the FACTS Study
Education about free cascade testing, reminder calls to probands, and offers to directly contact at-risk relatives did not result in cascade testing in this pilot study. However, participant and implementer discussions suggest that the potential benefits of Traceback programs and high participant acceptability are worthy of further study.
Authors
- Daniela Canedo
- Dina Hassen
- Kathleen A. Leppig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8678-6221)
- Jennifer R. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2040-4961)
- Paula R. Blasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7094-706X)
- Rachel Schwiter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7356-4267)
- Estella Khieu
- Nora B. Henrikson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3459-7787)
- Alanna Kulchak Rahm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2513-9298)
- Katrina M. Romagnoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8473-2126)
- Jonas Muheki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6666-2785)
- Adrienne N. Deneal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1037-6497)
- Katrina Hsieh
- Yirui Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0477-0155)
- Saumya Patel
- Arvind Ramaprasan
- Ilene Ladd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5953-3923)
- Shanshan Gustafson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5995-5560)
- Sundeep Basra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0040-9896)
- Pim Suwannarat
- Jessica Goehringer
- Adam H. Buchanan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6518-2453)
- Jing Hao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9332-3842)
- Tracey Leitzel
- Aaron Scrol
- Elsa Balton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5699-3895)
- Muki Kunnmann
- Heather M. Ramey
- Meredith W. Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0496-8695)
- Marilyn Odums
Institutions
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (US)
- University of Washington Medical Center (US)
- Swedish Medical Center (US)
- Genomic Health (United States) (US)
- Geisinger Health System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancers
- Published
- 2025-03-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17071154
- Primary Topic
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00