Universal tumor screening for Lynch syndrome: health-care providers' perspectives.

Yvonne BombardLinda RozmovitsAnne SorvariCorinne Daly June C CarrollErin KennedyLinda RabeneckNancy N Baxter

Published in: Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics (2016)

Providers support a reflex-testing program to improve the identification and management of suspected LS patients. However, how to support meaningful information provision to enable an opt-out without jeopardizing testing uptake and the anticipated public health benefits remains a policy challenge.Genet Med advance online publication 06 October 2016.

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