Abstract
Background Referral for genetic counseling and testing is appropriate for individuals whose families meet clinical criteria for Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) and for some families with members that meet the Bethesda criteria. The FHPP is a prospective randomized trial to evaluate an intervention to promote colonoscopy in members of high risk CRC families. FHPP participants were surveyed to assess their knowledge about and utilization of genetic testing for HNPCC.
Highlights
Referral for genetic counseling and testing is appropriate for individuals whose families meet clinical criteria for Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) and for some families with members that meet the Bethesda criteria
Unaffected family members of CRC cases were recruited into FHPP from the Colon Family Registry and the Cancer Genetics Network
25% of participants did not know whether their family members had had testing and 38% did not know the results of their family member’s gene test
Summary
Awareness and uptake of genetic testing among individuals at-risk for hereditary colon cancer. Jan T Lowery1,4*, Al Marcus, Nora Horick, Dianne Finkelstein, Dennis J Ahnen. From 14th Annual Meeting of the Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer Dallas, TX, USA. From 14th Annual Meeting of the Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer Dallas, TX, USA. 12-13 October 2010
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