In a recent article published in the JAMA Network, researchers performed an observational study to determine the prevalence of germline genetic testing among all patients aged 20 years or older ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Approximately 1 in 7 patients with lung cancer had a pathogenic germline ...

More evidence points to the benefits of germline genetic testing for patients with various cancers. Such testing can identify mutations that may warrant a change of treatment and allow trying a ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. For more episodes, download the Medscape app or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast provider. Nadine Tung, MD: ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly all individuals who self-navigated the entire online platform completed germline testing. The platform ...

During the Miami Breast Cancer Conference and Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit, one expert stressed the importance of genetic testing for BRCA mutations. All patients who receive a diagnosis of ...

In their article, Subbiah and Kurzrock 1 contend that the most powerful argument for universal testing is that every patient afflicted with cancer deserves a full diagnosis, which is only possible ...

Universal genetic testing at an institution identified pathogenic germline variants in 14% of patients with genitourinary cancer. More than 1 in 8 patients with genitourinary malignancies in a recent ...

Germline genetic testing for patients with gynecologic cancers can be conducted in parallel with tumor somatic testing via a targeted sequencing assay by primary oncologists, researchers reported.

To report on pathogenic germline variants detected among individuals undergoing genetic testing for hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer (HBOC) from Latin America and compare them with ...

An expert spoke with CURE® about the importance of information that can be gained from genetic testing for patients with breast cancer. Germline testing, or genetic testing of the DNA that a person ...

Barb Kunz, MS, LCGC, senior genetic counselor at the US Oncology Network, discussed the importance of germline genetic testing in patients with triple-negative breast cancer and other cancer types.