Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Genetic Testing at a Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Center.
Eloise Chapman-DavisZhen Ni ZhouJessica C FieldsMelissa K FreyBailey JordanKatherine J SapraSudeshna Chatterjee-PaerAnn D CarlsonKevin M HolcombPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2020)
Minority patients were more likely to utilize genetic services following a cancer diagnosis and less likely due to family cancer history, suggesting a missed opportunity for mutation detection and cancer prevention in this population. Efforts to eradicate racial/ethnic disparities in early access to genetic testing and guided cancer prevention strategies are essential.