Background: Cancer risk assessment begins in the primary care clinician's office. Essential
components of that process include: 1) documentation of personal and family cancer …

A family history of certain malignancies, especially breast, ovarian, colorectal, and prostate
cancers, can place persons at increased risk of developing these cancers. By constructing a …

Cancer risk assessment from family history: Gaps in primary care practice Page 1 JFP ONLINE
Cancer risk assessment from family history: Gaps in primary care practice Randa D. Sifri, MD; …

Background: Risk stratification based on family history is a feature of screening guidelines
for a number of cancers and referral guidelines for genetic counseling/testing for cancer risk …

BACKGROUND:: Identification of individuals at high risk for colon and breast cancer
requires an adequate family history assessment and can influence cancer screening and …

These cancer genetic counseling recommendations describe the medical, psychosocial,
and ethical ramifications of identifying at‐risk individuals through cancer risk assessment …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Identification of genetic risk factors for common diseases,
including cancer, highlights the importance of familial risk assessment. Little is known about …

Are patients identified from a cancer registry better educated directly or via their physician
about screening for an inherited susceptibility for colorectal cancer? Of 974 patients …

Purpose: This study investigated the educational needs of frontline healthcare clinicians
about cancer family history and genetic counseling for cancer risk. Methods: We conducted …

Updated from their original publication in 2004, these cancer genetic counseling
recommendations describe the medical, psychosocial, and ethical ramifications of …