Uptake of Risk-Reducing Measures, Cascade Testing, and Related Challenges Among Carriers of Breast Cancer–Associated Germline Pathogenic Variants in Mexico

PURPOSEGenetic cancer risk assessment (GCRA) provides pathogenic variant (PV) carriers with the invaluable opportunity to undertake timely cancer risk-reducing (RR) measures and initiate cascade testing (CT). This study describes the uptake of these strategies and the related barriers among breast c...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Mesa-Chavez, Yanin Chavarri-Guerra, Dione Aguilar-y-Mendez, Andrea Becerril-Gaitan, Bryan F. Vaca-Cartagena, Araceli Carrillo-Bedoya, Salvador Santiesteban-González, Alejandro Aranda-Gutierrez, Andrés Rodríguez-Faure, Daniela Obregon-Leal, Gregorio Quintero-Beuló, Jose L. Rodriguez-Olivares, Melina Miaja, Jeffrey N. Weitzel, Cynthia Villarreal-Garza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2024-04-01
Series:JCO Global Oncology
Online Access:https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/GO.23.00417