Patient Engagement With Clinicians and Family Members About Genetic Test Results Across Risk Groups in Women With Hereditary Cancer Susceptibility
Patients with PVs share results with many family members but clinician support is insufficient, especially among cancer doctors. A substantial proportion of patients with VUS-only engage relatives about results but more research is needed about the nature of the discussions regarding these indeterminate findings.
Authors
- Rachel Hodan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2887-4079)
- Paul Abrahamse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7433-153X)
- Allison Furgal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8081-2444)
- Timothy P. Hofer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0434-8787)
- Rebecca Courser
- AW Kurian
- Kevin C. Ward
- Ann S. Hamilton
- Steven J. Katz
- Lawrence C. An
Institutions
- Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (US)
- Emory University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Stanford Health Care (US)
- Cancer Genetics (United States) (US)
- Department of Health Services (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JCO Oncology Practice
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1200/op-25-00776
- Primary Topic
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00