2022
Genetic testing in privately insured women with surgically treated breast cancer
Dinan M, Pitafi S, Greenup R, Long J, Gross C. Genetic testing in privately insured women with surgically treated breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2022, 198: 177-181. PMID: 36542252, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-022-06829-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerGenetic testingRoutine breast cancer careBRCA1/BRCA2 genetic testingHormone receptor statusBreast cancer careInvasive breast cancerBRCA2 genetic testingReceptor statusWomen 50Cancer careAge 45Family historyOlder womenInsurer databaseYoung womenCancerWomenCoverage policiesUnclear implicationsPatientsSurgeryPurposeRatesYearsPrevalence
2013
Prevalence of BRCA Mutations Among Women with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) in a Genetic Counseling Cohort
Greenup R, Buchanan A, Lorizio W, Rhoads K, Chan S, Leedom T, King R, McLennan J, Crawford B, Kelly Marcom P, Shelley Hwang E. Prevalence of BRCA Mutations Among Women with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) in a Genetic Counseling Cohort. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2013, 20: 3254-3258. PMID: 23975317, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-013-3205-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerBRCA mutation prevalenceRace/ethnicityBRCA mutationsGenetic counselingBreast cancerMutation prevalenceGenetic mutationsAfrican AmericansHereditary cancer clinicBRCA mutation statusBRCA genetic mutationPersonalized genetic counselingConclusionsThe prevalenceNCCN guidelinesPrimary outcomeRetrospective reviewTNBC subtypesResultsA totalBRCA2 mutationsCancer clinicMutation statusDemographic dataPrevalenceEthnicity/race