Screening for Individuals at Risk for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer: A Statewide Initiative, Georgia, 2012

Screening for Individuals at Risk for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer: A Statewide Initiative, Georgia, 2012–2020

Published:2022-09 Issue:9 Volume:112 Page:1249-1252
ISSN:0090-0036
Container-title:American Journal of Public Health
language:en
Short-container-title:Am J Public Health

Author:

Veitinger Julia K.¹,Kerber Alice S.¹,Gabram-Mendola Sheryl G. A.¹,Liu Yuan¹,Durham Lynn M.¹,Durrence Diane¹,Berzen Alissa K.¹,Shin Janet Y.¹,Snyder Cindy¹,Bellcross Cecelia A.¹,Guan Yue¹

Affiliation:

1. 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...

Abstract

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 )

Publisher

American Public Health Association

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306932

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