Genomics|Features|Breast & Ovarian Cancer

Genomics|Features|Breast & Ovarian Cancer

Breast & Ovarian Cancer

Public Health Genomics in Action: Hereditary Breast & Ovarian Cancer - December 4, 2014

Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer in public health,Genetic Alliance, webinar, Nov 21

CDC Know:BRCA Tool

Recent insights

Population testing for cancer predisposing BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations in the Ashkenazi-Jewish community: A randomized controlled trial. 
Ranjit Manchanda, et al. JNCI, January, 2015

'Screen more' for cancer risk genes,  by James Gallagher, BBC, Nov 30

Celebrities: Genetics & Breast Cancer - November 6, 2014

'Angelina Jolie effect': BRCA testing doubles, by Zosia Chustecka, Medscape, Sept 3

Cancer information seeking in the digital age: Effects of Angelina Jolie's prophylactic mastectomy announcement 
Noar SM, et al. Med Decis Making 2014 Oct

Celebrity disclosures and information seeking: the case of Angelina Jolie 
Juthe RH, et al. Genet Med 2014 Oct

The Angelina effect: immediate reach, grasp, and impact of going public. 
Borzekowski DL et al. Genet Med. 2014 Jul;16(7):516-21.

Angelina Jolie's faulty gene: newspaper coverage of a celebrity's preventive bilateral mastectomy in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. 
Kamenova K et al. Genet Med. 2014 Jul;16(7):522-8.

Breast Cancer: Genomics in Prediction & Stratified Screening - October 30, 2014

The role of genome sequencing in personalized breast cancer prevention. 
Weiva Sieh, et al. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, October 23, 2014

Cancer genomics: Using big data to advance breast cancer risk prediction, by Srivani Ravoori, AACR blog post, Oct 23

Genomic sequencing more efficient in predicting breast cancer risk than previously thought, AACR, Oct 23

CDC blog post: How can we use genetic testing for stratified screening for common diseases such as breast cancer?

Breast & Ovarian Cancer Genetics: Clinical & Public Health Approaches - October 16, 2014

New CDC podcast: CDC Medscape Expert Commentary:Genetics and BRCA in Primary Care. Katherine Kolor, October 13, 2014

CDC awards grant to FORCE for breast cancer in young women,  [PDF 428.18 KB] October 10, 2014

CDC information: Does breast or ovarian cancer run in your family?

CDC BRCA assessment tool for women: The Know:BRCA Assessment can help you assess your risk of having a BRCA mutation. Learning your risk can help you and your doctor make important decisions for your health

CDC BRCA assessment tool for clinicians: Help women Know:BRCA

Assessing the genetic risk for BRCA-related breast or ovarian cancer in women: Recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force 
Ann Intern Med. 2014;160(4):I-16. doi:10.7326/P14-9008 

CDC Public health genomics implementation tool kit for health departments- check out BRCA section