Identifying women at risk for hereditary cancer potentiates prevention, early detection or personalised treatment against cancer. We using mobile mammography units will provide genetic sceening and testing services to underserved women coming for thier mammograms to these units.
Objectives: 1. To identify underserved women at risk for hereditary breast and colorectal cancers and would be eligible for standard of care genetic counseling and testing using national screening guidelines. 2. To provide education to providers and patients regarding hereditary cancers using previously IRB approved educational material and short video.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,000
Participants will be asked to collect a saliva sample for hereditary cancer and genetic testing
Participant will be answering demographic details
M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States
RECRUITINGTo identify underserved women at risk for hereditary breast and colorectal cancers eligible for standard-of-care genetic counseling using national screening guidelines.
Time frame: through study completion; an average of 1 year.
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