Disparities in Genetic Testing: Thinking Outside the BRCA Box

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dc.contributor.authorHall, Michael J.
dc.contributor.authorOlopade, Olufunmilayo I.
dc.contributor.authorHaller, Daniel G., MD
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T14:59:58Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T14:59:58Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractThe impact of predictive genetic testing on cancer care can be measured by the increased demand for and utilization of genetic services as well as in the progress made in reducing cancer risks in known mutation carriers. Nonetheless, differential access to and utilization of genetic counseling and cancer predisposition testing among underserved racial and ethnic minorities compared with the white population has led to growing health care disparities in clinical cancer genetics that are only beginning to be addressed. Furthermore, deficiencies in the utility of genetic testing in underserved populations as a result of limited testing experience and in the effectiveness of risk reducing interventions compound access and knowledge-base disparities. The recent literature on racial/ethnic health care disparities is briefly reviewed, and is followed by a discussion of the current limitations of risk assessment and genetic testing outside of white populations. The importance of expanded testing in underserved populations is emphasized.
dc.description.urihttps://ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.1200/jco.2006.05.5889
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/y07c-w3uz
dc.identifier.citationHall, Michael J. and Olopade, Olufunmilayo I. (2006) Disparities in Genetic Testing: Thinking Outside the BRCA Box. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 24 (14). pp. 2197-2203.
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 650
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22687
dc.subjectHealth Equity
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectChronic Illness & Diseases
dc.subjectCancer
dc.subjectGenetics and Race
dc.subjectpredictive genetic testing
dc.subjectcancer care
dc.subjectreducing cancer risks
dc.subjectgenetic counseling
dc.subjectcancer predisposition testing
dc.subjectracial/ethnic health care disparities
dc.titleDisparities in Genetic Testing: Thinking Outside the BRCA Box
dc.typeArticle

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