Family history-taking practices and genetic confidence in primary and tertiary care providers for childhood cancer survivors.

Claire E WakefieldVeronica F QuinnJoanna E FardellChristina SignorelliKatherine M TuckerAndrea F PatenaudeDavid MalkinThomas WalwynFrank AlvaroRichard J Cohn

Published in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2017)

While family history-taking will not identify all survivors suitable for genetics assessment, recommendations for regular history-taking are not being implemented in tertiary or primary care. Additional PCP-targeted genetic education is warranted given that they are well placed to review family histories of pediatric cancer survivors.

Keyphrases

primary care
young adults
childhood cancer
tertiary care
healthcare
genome wide
copy number
cancer therapy
clinical practice
quality improvement
drug delivery
clinical evaluation