What happens in the long term: Uptake of cancer surveillance and prevention strategies among at-risk relatives with pathogenic variants detected via cascade testing.
Melissa K FreyMuhammad Danyal AhsanNora BadinerJenny LinPriyanka NarayanRoni Nitecki WilkeJose Alejandro Rauh-HainHaley A MossRana Khan FowlkesCharlene ThomasHannah BergeronPaul ChristosSarah R LeviStephanie V BlankKevin HolcombEvelyn CantilloRavi N SharafSteven LipkinKenneth OffitEloise Chapman-DavisPublished in: Cancer (2022)
The 2-year follow-up of the original pilot study revealed that clinician-facilitated cascade testing resulted in genetically targeted cancer screening and prevention with preserved quality of life. These results, to be confirmed by larger randomized controlled trials, suggest that medical systems should consider supporting clinician-facilitated cascade testing programs.