Why should primary care physicians know about breast cancer genetics? Journal Article
| Authors: | Pinsky, L. E.; Culver, J. B.; Hull, J.; Levy-Lahad, E.; Daly, M.; Burke, W. |
| Article Title: | Why should primary care physicians know about breast cancer genetics? |
| Abstract: | Your patient, a 36-year-old woman, recently learned that her former college roommate was diagnosed with breast cancer. She wants to know if she should have the genetic test her friend mentioned to assess her risk. Her only family history is that her mother has breast cancer at age 72. She mentions that her roommate did not have a family history of breast cancer, "except on her father's side, and that doesn't count". |
| Keywords: | adult; gene mutation; review; cancer risk; united states; ovarian neoplasms; genetic predisposition to disease; breast cancer; prevalence; breast neoplasms; brca1 protein; brca2 protein; high risk patient; risk assessment; cancer genetics; oncogene; clinical competence; genes, brca1; family history; genetic risk; general practitioner; genetic screening; breast carcinogenesis; primary medical care; primary health care; humans; human; female |
| Journal Title: | Western Journal of Medicine |
| Volume: | 175 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| ISSN: | 0093-0415 |
| Publisher: | B M J Publishing Inc |
| Date Published: | 2001-09-01 |
| Start Page: | 168 |
| End Page: | 173 |
| Language: | English |
| PUBMED: | 11527843 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC1071532 |
| DOI/URL: | |
| Notes: | See DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.175.3.168 -- Export Date: 21 May 2015 -- Source: Scopus |
