title: Essential elements of genetic cancer risk assessment, counseling, and testing: updated recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.
abstract: Updated from their original publication in 2004, these cancer genetic counseling recommendations describe the medical, psychosocial, and ethical ramifications of counseling at-risk individuals through genetic cancer risk assessment with or without genetic testing. They were developed by members of the Practice Issues Subcommittee of the National Society of Genetic Counselors Familial Cancer Risk Counseling Special Interest Group. The information contained in this document is derived from extensive review of the current literature on cancer genetic risk assessment and counseling as well as the personal expertise of genetic counselors specializing in cancer genetics. The recommendations are intended to provide information about the process of genetic counseling and risk assessment for hereditary cancer disorders rather than specific information about individual syndromes. Essential components include the intake, cancer risk assessment, genetic testing for an inherited cancer syndrome, informed consent, disclosure of genetic test results, and psychosocial assessment. These recommendations should not be construed as dictating an exclusive course of management, nor does use of such recommendations guarantee a particular outcome. These recommendations do not displace a health care provider's professional judgment based on the clinical circumstances of a client.
authors: Southeast Nebraska Cancer Center, Lincoln, NE, USA. bronsonr@leadingcancercare.com
authors: Bronson D
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authors: Riley
authors: Julie O
authors: JO
authors: Culver
authors: Cécile
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authors: Skrzynia
authors: Leigha A
authors: LA
authors: Senter
authors: June A
authors: JA
authors: Peters
authors: Josephine W
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authors: Costalas
authors: Faith
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authors: Callif-Daley
authors: Sherry C
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authors: Grumet
authors: Katherine S
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authors: Hunt
authors: Rebecca S
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authors: Nagy
authors: Wendy C
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authors: McKinnon
authors: Nancie M
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authors: Petrucelli
authors: Robin L
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authors: Bennett
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authors: Trepanier
mesh_terms: D005817:Genetic Counseling; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D000078329:Workforce