Only 32.3% of Breast Cancer Families with Pathogenic Variants in Cancer Genes Utilized Cascade Genetic Testing.
Konstantinos AgiannitopoulosKevisa PotskaAnastasia KatseliChristina NtogkaGeorgios N TsaousisGeorgia PepeDimitra BouzarelouNikolaos TsoulosAthanasios PapathanasiouDimitrios C ZiogasVassileios VenizelosChristos MarkopoulosRodoniki IosifidouSofia KarageorgopoulouStylianos GiassasIoannis NatsiopoulosKonstantinos PapazisisMaria Vasilaki-AntonatouAmanta PsyrriAnna KoumarianouDimitrios MatthaiosEleni ZairiAlexandru BlidaruEugeniu BanuDan Corneliu JingaŞahin LaçinMustafa ÖzdoğanEirini PapadopoulouGeorge NasioulasPublished in: Cancers (2023)
Cascade family testing can be a powerful tool for primary cancer prevention by identifying at-risk family members. It is of utmost importance to implement genetic counseling approaches leading to increased awareness and communication of genetic testing results.