Hereditary Cancer Screening and Outcomes at an Urban Safety-Net Hospital
Sydney Brehany,
Meryl Colton,
Cassandra Duarte
et al.
Abstract:PURPOSE Patients with hereditary cancer syndromes (HCS) have a high lifetime risk of developing cancer. Historically underserved populations have lower rates of genetic evaluation. We sought to characterize demographic factors that are associated with undergoing HCS evaluation in an urban safety-net patient population. METHODS All patients who met inclusion criteria for this study from 2016 to 2021 at an urban safety-net hospital were included in this analysis. Inclusion criteria were pathologically confirmed … Show more
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