Universal genetic testing of patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer - ready for prime time?

Med J Aust. 2021 Nov 15;215(10):449-453. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51317. Epub 2021 Oct 22.

Authors

Dilanka L De Silva^{1

2}, Paul A James^{1

3}, G Bruce Mann^{3

4

5}, Geoffrey J Lindeman^{1

3

6}

Affiliations

¹ Familial Cancer Centre, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
² Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA.
³ University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.
⁴ Royal Melbourne and Royal Women's Hospitals, Melbourne, VIC.
⁵ Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC.
⁶ Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC.

PMID: 34676562
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.51317

No abstract available

Keywords: Breast neoplasms; Cancer; Cancer genes; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing; Ovarian neoplasms; Preventive medicine.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Breast Neoplasms / genetics*
Early Detection of Cancer / economics
Early Detection of Cancer / methods*
Female
Genes, BRCA1
Genes, BRCA2
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genetic Testing* / economics
Germ-Line Mutation
Health Care Costs
Humans

Grants and funding

1175960/NHMRC