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Predictors of BRCA1/2 genetic testing among Black women with breast cancer: a population-based study

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Year: 2017, 2017

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Contributors: Anne Marie McCarthy, Katrina Armstrong, Tarsha Jones, Younji Kim

Description: Evidence shows that Black women diagnosed with breast cancer are substantially less likely to undergo BRCA testing and other multipanel genetic testing compared to White women, despite having a higher incidence of early-age onset breast cancer and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Our study identifies predictors of BRCA testing among Black women treated for breast cancer and examines… more

Full Text: Cancer Medicine Open Access ORIGINAL RESEARCH Predictors of BRCA1/2 genetic testing among Black women with breast cancer: a population-based study Tarsha Jones1,2 , Anne Marie McCarthy3,4, Younji Kim3 & Katrina Armstrong3,4 1Florida Atlantic University, …