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    Mainstreamed genetic testing of breast cancer patients: experience from a single surgeon’s practice in a large US Academic Center

    This study evaluated the impact of mainstreamed genetic testing (MGT) on the timing and uptake of testing in an academic breast surgeon’s practice. Before September 2019 (pre-MGT phase), a breast surgery pract...

    Teresa S. Chai, Kanhua Yin, Mackenzie Wooters, Kristen M. Shannon in Familial Cancer (2023)

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    Finding a Balance: Reconciling the Needs of the Institution, Patient, and Genetic Counselor for Optimal Resource Utilization

    The current practice of cancer genetic counseling is undergoing widespread change and scrutiny. While there are clinical resources for genetic counselors (GCs) regarding the delivery of cancer genetic services...

    Devanshi Patel, Erica L. Blouch, Linda H. Rodgers-Fouché in Journal of Genetic Counseling (2018)

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    A Rapid Systematic Review of Outcomes Studies in Genetic Counseling

    As healthcare reimbursement is increasingly tied to value-of-service, it is critical for the genetic counselor (GC) profession to demonstrate the value added by GCs through outcomes research. We conducted a ra...

    Lisa Madlensky, Angela M. Trepanier, Deborah Cragun in Journal of Genetic Counseling (2017)

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    Principles of Cancer Genetic Counseling and Genetic Testing

    Although only 5–10% of all cases of cancer are attributable to a highly penetrant cancer predisposition gene, the identification of individuals at inherited risk for cancer has become an integral part of the p...

    Kristen M. Shannon, Devanshi Patel in Principles of Clinical Cancer Genetics (2010)