Pre-test genetic counseling increases cancer knowledge for BRCA patients
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have found that when breast cancer patients are offered pre-test genetic counseling before definitive breast cancer surgery, patients exhibited decreases in distress. Those offered pre-test genetic counseling after surgery improved their informed decision-making. Patients in both groups showed increases in their cancer knowledge with pre-test genetic counseling.
The study, funded by the American Cancer Society, appeared in a recent issue of the Annals of Surgical Oncology.
Given the role of breast cancer gene status in treatment ...