Service delivery model and experiences in a cancer genetics clinic for an underserved population

Ashley H. Woodson; Jessica L. Profato; Sarah H. Rizvi; Nisreen Elsayegh; Alyssa G. Rieber; Banu K. Arun

doi:10.1353/hpu.2015.0090

Service delivery model and experiences in a cancer genetics clinic for an underserved population

Ashley H. Woodson, Jessica L. Profato, Sarah H. Rizvi, Nisreen Elsayegh, Alyssa G. Rieber, Banu K. Arun

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Summary: This report describes a genetics clinic for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) in an underserved population. Genetic counseling was provided to 151 patients, and 131 underwent BRCA genetic testing. This was a unique, group- based establishment of an HBOC genetics clinic, which to our knowledge had not previously been reported.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	784-791
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Volume	26
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0090
State	Published - Aug 1 2015

Keywords

Breast cancer
Genetic counseling
Oncology
Underserved

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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