For more information, view the AJOG article by Lieske Schrijver and colleagues at the following link: https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(21)00038-7/fulltext
Tag: Risk Reduction
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ICARE Social Media Post July 2021
Lifestyle & Colorectal Cancer Risk
ICARE Social Media Post July 2021
Lifestyle & Colorectal Cancer Risk
For additional information, read the article at the link below: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article-abstract/113/4/810/6155851
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ICARE Social Media Post April 2021
Reducing Hereditary Cancer Act
ICARE Social Media Post April 2021
Reducing Hereditary Cancer Act
The ๐๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐ผ๐๐ฉ is being proposed to ensure Medicare beneficiaries have access to inherited cancer genetic testing, increased screening, and risk-reducing procedures, when medically necessary & appropriate. Under current Medicare guidelines, only those with “signs, symptoms, complaints, or personal histories of disease” meet the criteria for medical services coverage. Genetic testing is only …
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ICARE Social Media Post April 2021
Effect of Salpingo-Oophorectomy on Breast Cancer Risk in Women With BRCA1 or BRCA2 Pathogenic Variants
ICARE Social Media Post April 2021
Effect of Salpingo-Oophorectomy on Breast Cancer Risk in Women With BRCA1 or BRCA2 Pathogenic Variants
For more information, view the JAMA Oncology article available at: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/article-abstract/2776761
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ICARE Social Media Post April 2021
Fruits and Vegetables Lower Mortality
ICARE Social Media Post April 2021
Fruits and Vegetables Lower Mortality
For further information, view the article available at:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.048996
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ICARE Social Media Post November 2020
ASCO Guideline Updates: Breast Cancer
ICARE Social Media Post November 2020
ASCO Guideline Updates: Breast Cancer
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) published updated guidelines for the management of hereditary breast cancer for the following gene carriers: ๐ฝ๐๐พ๐ผ1/2 โข Consider breast-conserving therapy โข Consider nipple-sparing mastectomy, if medically appropriate โข Advanced breast cancer: โซธ PARP inhibitors (olaparib, talazoparib) preferred over non-platinum single agent chemotherapy โซธ Platinum agents are recommended …
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ICARE Social Media Post October 2020
CDH1: Cancer Risks and Risk Management
ICARE Social Media Post October 2020
CDH1: Cancer Risks and Risk Management
Gene: ๐พ๐ฟ๐๐ญ Cancer Risks and Management per NCCN Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Breast/Ovarian/Pancreatic Version 1.2021 and Gastric Version 3.2020: ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป: Breast cancer risk: Elevated at 55% – Recommend annual mammogram starting at age 30; consider breast MRI with contrast starting at age 30. ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป: Stomach cancer risk: Elevated at 83% for women, and 67% …
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ICARE Social Media Post September 2020
NCCN Breast Cancer Risk Management Updates by Gene
ICARE Social Media Post September 2020
NCCN Breast Cancer Risk Management Updates by Gene
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) released new guidelines on September 8th, 2020, which included updates to breast cancer risk management recommendations by gene as follows: NBN – high-risk breast screening was removed as there is insufficient evidence to support high cancer risks BARD1 – added consideration for high-risk breast screening starting at age 40 …
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ICARE Social Media Post August 2020
Optimal Timing of Prophylactic Gastrectomy for CDH1 Carriers
ICARE Social Media Post August 2020
Optimal Timing of Prophylactic Gastrectomy for CDH1 Carriers
Individuals with a CDH1 mutation and classic personal and family history of diffuse gastric (stomach) cancer have a very high risk of developing and dying from stomach cancer, if they do not have preventive surgery to remove their stomach. A simulation study to assess prophylactic total gastrectomy (PTG; the removal of the stomach to prevent …
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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2020
Updates to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Colorectal Guidelines
ICARE Newsletter Summer 2020
Updates to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Colorectal Guidelines
Updates to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Colorectal Guidelines (Version 1.2020, posted July 21, 2020) For individuals with Lynch Syndrome: Cancer risks were updated based on information from recent studies: Main updates included cancer risks in PMS2 (endometrial, ovarian, and prostate cancer), MSH2 and EPCAM (prostate and brain cancer), and MSH6 (prostate …
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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2020
Guideline-Concordant Care Among Women with Inherited Cancer Gene Mutations
ICARE Newsletter Summer 2020
Guideline-Concordant Care Among Women with Inherited Cancer Gene Mutations
Testing for inherited cancer among breast cancer patients has tremendous potential to guide appropriate care following testing. Yet, a number of efforts suggest that women are not consistently receiving care according to current national guidelines based on their genetic test result. In fact, results from studies suggest many women for whom risk-reducing mastectomy would not …
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ICARE Newsletter Winter 2020
Updates to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Breast, Ovarian, and Pancreatic
ICARE Newsletter Winter 2020
Updates to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Breast, Ovarian, and Pancreatic
There were significant updates and restructuring of the guidelines, with some highlights included below: Substantial reorganization of the guidelines as follows: Now organized by organ site, rather than primarily by certain high penetrance genes Focused efforts to simplify genetic testing criteria Only one flow diagram included, to outline the โgenetic testing processโ Following scenarios now …
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ICARE Social Media Post February 2020
Medication Use for Risk Reduction
ICARE Social Media Post February 2020
Medication Use for Risk Reduction
Based on studies that show benefits of estrogen and androgen blockers in reducing breast cancer risk in high-risk women, the United States Preventative Service Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians offer risk-reducing medications to women at increased risk for breast cancer; however, they recommend against routine use of these medications in average-risk women. Hormone receptor …
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ICARE Social Media Post December 2019
Updates to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Genetic/Familial Breast, Ovarian, and Pancreatic Guidelines (V1.2020)
ICARE Social Media Post December 2019
Updates to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Genetic/Familial Breast, Ovarian, and Pancreatic Guidelines (V1.2020)
We are excited to share the latest version of the NCCN Genetic/Familial Breast, Ovarian and Pancreatic Guidelines (V1.2020), which were just updated. Some of the changes made include: PALB2 was added as a high penetrance gene (similar to BRCA1, BRCA2, CDH1, PTEN and TP53) It is appropriate to consider risk reducing mastectomy for cancer risk management …
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ICARE Social Media Post October 2019
Lifestyle Factors Associated with Familial and Inherited Breast Cancer Risks
ICARE Social Media Post October 2019
Lifestyle Factors Associated with Familial and Inherited Breast Cancer Risks
Body mass index (BMI) is an indicator of fat content in the body. A lower body mass index may reduce breast cancer risk in women, including those with a family history of breast cancer. However, a new study reported that higher BMI also increases breast cancer risk in the general population and those with a …
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ICARE Social Media Post October 2019
Physical Activity Associated with Familial and Inherited Breast Cancer Risks
ICARE Social Media Post October 2019
Physical Activity Associated with Familial and Inherited Breast Cancer Risks
BRCA1/2 carriers may benefit from physical activity to reduce breast cancer risks, just like women in the general population! We know that women in the general population benefit from physical activity to reduce their breast cancer risk, but a recent study showed that this benefit also extends to those with a BRCA1/2 mutation and those with …
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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
Ask the Expert
ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
Ask the Expert
The following question was addressed by Ronald D. Alvarez, MD, MBA who is Professor, Chairman, and Clinical Service Chief of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Alvarez has been the recipient of several National Cancer Institute (NCI) and other industry funded grants in support of his …
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ICARE Newsletter Winter 2017
Ask the Expert
ICARE Newsletter Winter 2017
Ask the Expert
The following question was addressed by Dr. Steven Narod who is a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Breast Cancer and a senior scientist at the Womenโs College Research Institute in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Narod is a world-leader in the field of breast and ovarian cancer genetics. Q. Does salpingo-oophorectomy reduce the risk of breast …
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