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ICARE Social Media Post April 2021

Family Communication of Genetic Test Results Among Women with Inherited Breast Cancer Genes

Check out a recent article led by the ICARE team, published in the Journal of Genetic Counseling, outlining family communication of genetic test results among female BRCA1/2, PALB2, CHEK2, and ATM carriers. Check out the full article at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jgc4.1356

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ICARE Newsletter Winter 2016

The Importance of Sharing Genetic Test Results with Family Members

Once an individual has had genetic testing for inherited cancer predisposition this information could help their close family members.  For example, when a BRCA mutation or a mutation in another inherited cancer gene is found, it is important for close family members (with or without a diagnosis of cancer) to know so they too can …

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