title: Supporting patients through genetic screening for cancer risk.
abstract: A format for obtaining a genetic family health history is presented, along with a discussion of the importance of psychosocial support surrounding the genetic screening process and the responsibility for the maintenance of the privacy of medical records of patients who elect to undergo genetic screening, are presented.
authors.affiliation: UCSD School of Medicine, Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, La Jolla, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Georgia Robins
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Sadler
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wasserman
authors.forename: Judith T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Fullerton
authors.forename: Marisela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romero
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D030661:Genetic Privacy; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D012306:Risk