Research Article
Barriers and Facilitators for Utilization of Genetic Counseling and Risk Assessment Services in Young Female Breast Cancer Survivors
Box 1
The definition of “cancer genetics services” provided to the YBCS in the survey instrument.
Cancer genetics services help patients to know if the cancer in their family might have | been inherited (hereditary cancer). The visit often includes the following. | (i) Collection of medical and family history information. | (ii) The history is used to find out a patient’s risk for cancer and the chance that the cancer | in the family has an inherited cause (passed down in the family). | (iii) The patient is given facts about inherited cancers and other causes of cancer. | (iv) The patient is told about genetic testing, pros and cons of testing, possible genetic test | results, and what each test result means for their future and for their family members. | (v) The patient is given information about ways they can screen for and reduce their risk of cancer. | (vi) Medical insurance coverage of genetic testing is talked about before a test is ordered. | (vii) The patient is given a choice to have or not have genetic testing. If they choose testing, | they are helped with getting the test and understanding the results. |
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