Cancer genetics in primary care

When is genetic screening an option and when is it the standard of care?

Louis J. Elsas II Dr Elsas is director, division of medical genetics, and professor of medical genetics, departments of pediatrics and biochemistry, and Ms Trepanier is a certified genetic counselor, department of pediatrics, division of medical genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta.Correspondence[email protected]

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Angela Trepanier Dr Elsas is director, division of medical genetics, and professor of medical genetics, departments of pediatrics and biochemistry, and Ms Trepanier is a certified genetic counselor, department of pediatrics, division of medical genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta.

, MS, CGC

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Your distressed patient calls to tell you her sister was just diagnosed with stage I infiltrative ductal carcinoma of the breast. Her mother died at a young age, but accounts of the cause of death are varied. Another sister has “hyperplasia” of breast tissue. The question of genetic testing is weighing heavily on this woman's mind and heart. What should you tell her about genetic testing? Dr Elsas and Ms Trepanier offer help with this and other difficult questions associated with hereditary cancers.

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