Screening for Individuals at Risk for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer

A Statewide Initiative, Georgia, 2012–2020

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ID11031382
AuthorsJulia K Veitinger (Julia K. Veitinger is with the Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Alice S. Kerber, Sheryl G. A. Gabram-Mendola, Lynn M. Durham, and Cindy Snyder are with the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education, Atlanta. Yuan Liu is with the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health & Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University. Diane Durrence, Alissa K. Berzen, and Janet Y. Shin are with the Georgia...), Alice S Kerber (Julia K. Veitinger is with the Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Alice S. Kerber, Sheryl G. A. Gabram-Mendola, Lynn M. Durham, and Cindy Snyder are with the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education, Atlanta. Yuan Liu is with the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health & Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University. Diane Durrence, Alissa K. Berzen, and Janet Y. Shin are with the Georgia...), Sheryl G A Gabram-Mendola (Julia K. Veitinger is with the Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Alice S. Kerber, Sheryl G. A. Gabram-Mendola, Lynn M. Durham, and Cindy Snyder are with the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education, Atlanta. Yuan Liu is with the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health & Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University. Diane Durrence, Alissa K. Berzen, and Janet Y. Shin are with the Georgia...), Sheryl Gabram‐Mendola (0000-0002-2397-5949, Emory University), Yuan Liu (0000-0003-2668-0350, Julia K. Veitinger is with the Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Alice S. Kerber, Sheryl G. A. Gabram-Mendola, Lynn M. Durham, and Cindy Snyder are with the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education, Atlanta. Yuan Liu is with the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health & Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University. Diane Durrence, Alissa K. Berzen, and Janet Y. Shin are with the Georgia...), Lynn M Durham (Julia K. Veitinger is with the Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Alice S. Kerber, Sheryl G. A. Gabram-Mendola, Lynn M. Durham, and Cindy Snyder are with the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education, Atlanta. Yuan Liu is with the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health & Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University. Diane Durrence, Alissa K. Berzen, and Janet Y. Shin are with the Georgia...), Diane Durrence (Julia K. Veitinger is with the Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Alice S. Kerber, Sheryl G. A. Gabram-Mendola, Lynn M. Durham, and Cindy Snyder are with the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education, Atlanta. Yuan Liu is with the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health & Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University. Diane Durrence, Alissa K. Berzen, and Janet Y. Shin are with the Georgia...), Alissa K Berzen (Julia K. Veitinger is with the Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Alice S. Kerber, Sheryl G. A. Gabram-Mendola, Lynn M. Durham, and Cindy Snyder are with the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education, Atlanta. Yuan Liu is with the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health & Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University. Diane Durrence, Alissa K. Berzen, and Janet Y. Shin are with the Georgia...), Janet Y Shin (Julia K. Veitinger is with the Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Alice S. Kerber, Sheryl G. A. Gabram-Mendola, Lynn M. Durham, and Cindy Snyder are with the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education, Atlanta. Yuan Liu is with the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health & Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University. Diane Durrence, Alissa K. Berzen, and Janet Y. Shin are with the Georgia...), Janet Shin (Emory University), Cindy Snyder (Julia K. Veitinger is with the Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Alice S. Kerber, Sheryl G. A. Gabram-Mendola, Lynn M. Durham, and Cindy Snyder are with the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education, Atlanta. Yuan Liu is with the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health & Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University. Diane Durrence, Alissa K. Berzen, and Janet Y. Shin are with the Georgia...), Cecelia Bellcro (0000-0002-5974-0172, Emory University), Cecelia A Bellcross (Julia K. Veitinger is with the Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Alice S. Kerber, Sheryl G. A. Gabram-Mendola, Lynn M. Durham, and Cindy Snyder are with the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education, Atlanta. Yuan Liu is with the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health & Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University. Diane Durrence, Alissa K. Berzen, and Janet Y. Shin are with the Georgia...), Yue Guan (0000-0002-9989-108X, Julia K. Veitinger is with the Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Alice S. Kerber, Sheryl G. A. Gabram-Mendola, Lynn M. Durham, and Cindy Snyder are with the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education, Atlanta. Yuan Liu is with the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health & Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University. Diane Durrence, Alissa K. Berzen, and Janet Y. Shin are with the Georgia...)
Year2022
Volume112
Issue9
Pages1249-1252
Publication date2022-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2022.306932
PMID35862880
OpenAlexW4286322063
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited9

Georgia implemented a statewide family history screening program for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. From November 2012 through December 2020, 29 090 individuals were screened, 16 679 of whom (57.3%) self-identified as a racial/ethnic minority. Of the 4% (1172/29 090) of individuals who screened as high risk, more than half underwent genetic consultation (793/1172; 67.7%) and testing (416/589; 70.6%). Compared with White women, Black and Hispanic women had higher uptake rates of genetic consultation. Public health settings serving racial minorities are well suited to address disparities in genetic service access. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(9):1249–1252. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306932 )

Breast cancer · Cancer · Ethnic group · Family history · Family medicine · Genetic testing · Gynecology · Ovarian cancer · Pathology · Political science · Public health · BRCA gene mutations in cancer · Demography · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Gerontology

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