Author: Frances M. AlexakosPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Attitudes of Rhode Island Primary Care Physicians Toward the Use of Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer
Author: Frances M. AlexakosPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
An Assessment of Primary Care Physicians' Attitudes Toward Genetic Testing and Genetic Counseling
Author: Stacy A. MillerApplication of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Genetic Testing Guidelines for Hereditary Breast And/or Ovarian Cancer Syndrome in Primary Care
Author: Lisa T. TieuPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
The purpose of this practice improvement project was to evaluate a primary care clinic's implementation of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network's (NCCN) genetic testing guidelines for hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer, and to make recommendations based on the clinic's needs. The primary focus was on breast cancer rather than the HBOC syndrome. This project utilized a survey from the National Cancer Institute to determine the clinic's attitudes and current practice on hereditary risk assessment. An educational component and a key ring of references were developed from the assessment. The key ring was designed to serve as an ongoing resource. A post-survey was conducted 10 weeks following implementation to re-evaluate the clinic's knowledge. The educational intervention increased provider knowledge and improved their breast cancer risk assessment. Implications for practice Nurse practitioners (NP) need to familiarize themselves with the American Nurses Association's genetic and genomic competencies to manage individuals with hereditary cancer syndromes. Identification, management, and establishing referral for genetic conditions are necessary in improving patient care regardless of the NP's specialty. Developing an educational program that meets the individual needs of a clinic can be successful in improving knowledge about BRCA risk assessment.
Dissertation Abstracts International
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Cumulated Index Medicus
Author: Women's Attitudes Toward Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Susceptibility as a Function of Breast Cancer Screening Practices, Perceived Risk of Contracting Breast Cancer, Health Locus of Control and Genetic Knowledg
Author: Constance Faye WelebirPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Genetic susceptibility testing for breast and ovarian cancer is an important new tool for assessing cancer risk, one that may facilitate early detection and reduction of cancer risk. Interest in testing among high risk women has been sizeable; however potetial demand for testing may be greatest among women for who testing is least appropriate.
Attitudes Towards Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Susceptibility Among Breast Cancer Patients and Their Relatives
Author: Jennifer BeemanBuilding Genetic Medicine
Author: Shobita ParthasarathyPublisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262250098
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
A comparative study of genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer in the United States and Britain that shows the importance of national context in the development and use of science and technology even in an era of globalization. In Building Genetic Medicine, Shobita Parthasarathy shows how, even in an era of globalization, national context is playing an important role in the development and use of genetic technologies. Focusing on the development and deployment of genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer (known as BRCA testing) in the United States and Britain, Parthasarathy develops a comparative analysis framework in order to investigate how national “toolkits” shape both regulations and the architectures of technologies and uses this framework to assess the implications of new genetic technologies. Parthasarathy argues that differences in the American and British approaches to health care and commercialization of research led to the establishment of different BRCA services in the two countries. In Britain, the technology was available through the National Health Service as an integrated program of counseling and laboratory analysis, and was viewed as a potentially cost-effective form of preventive care. In the United States, although BRCA testing was initially offered by a number of providers, one company eventually became the sole provider of a test available to consumers on demand. Parthasarathy draws lessons for the future of genetic medicine from these cross-national differences, and discusses the ways in which comparative case studies can inform policy-making efforts in science and technology.
Cancer-Related Genetic Testing and Counseling
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309109973
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
These proceedings of a workshop presented to the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) National Cancer Policy Forum on March 30, 2007, are the result of forum discussions about genetic testing and counseling at its meetings on June 16 and October 30, 2006. Those discussions, led by forum members Betty Ferrell and Patricia Ganz, noted that genetic testing and counseling are becoming more complex and important for informing patients and families of risks and benefits of certain courses of action, and yet organized expert programs are in short supply. The subject matter involves not only the scientific and clinical aspects but also workforce and reimbursement issues, among others. Drs. Ferrell and Ganz proposed that the forum could provide a useful review of the various important implications of these issues by holding and reporting a workshop on the subject. They volunteered to work with staff to organize and lead such a workshop. The agenda for the workshop is reproduced in the appendix to these proceedings. It includes the presentations of the invited speakers and the comments of speakers, forum members, and others in attendance as transcribed and edited to eliminate redundancies, grammatical errors, and otherwise make them more readable. Cancer-Related Genetic Testing and Counseling : Workshop Proceedings summarizes the workshop.
Index Medicus
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1876
Book Description
Vols. for 1963- include as pt. 2 of the Jan. issue: Medical subject headings.