Impact of personal genomic risk information on melanoma prevention behaviors and psychological outcomes: a randomized controlled trial.

Amelia K SmitMartin AllenBrooke BeswickPhyllis ButowHugh DawkinsSuzanne J DobbinsonKate L DunlopDavid EspinozaGeorgina FentonPeter A KanetskyLouise KeoghMichael G KimlinJudy KirkMatthew H LawSerigne LoCynthia LowGraham J MannGillian Reyes-MarcelinoRachael L MortonAinsley J NewsonJacqueline SavardLyndal TrevenaSarah WordsworthAnne E Cust

Published in: Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics (2021)

Personalized genomic risk information did not influence sun exposure patterns but did improve some skin cancer prevention and early detection behaviors, suggesting it may be useful for precision prevention. There was no evidence of psychological harm.

Keyphrases

skin cancer
copy number
health information
healthcare
dna methylation
gene expression
sleep quality
adipose tissue
genome wide
weight loss