title: Getting to the point: what women newly diagnosed with breast cancer want to know about treatment-focused genetic testing.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify young women's information preferences regarding treatment-focused genetic testing (TFGT) and to develop and evaluate a novel educational resource.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative interview study and pilot testing of a novel resource.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two familial cancer services and one outpatient oncology clinic in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.
  
  
  METHODS
  26 women with breast cancer aged 50 years and younger who either previously had TFGT (n = 14) or had a diagnosis of breast cancer within the previous 6-12 months.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were asked about their views of TFGT in semistructured interviews. A brief pamphlet on TFGT then was developed and pilot tested with 17 of the 26 women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Women's attitudes and preferences with regard to timing, mode of delivery, and amount and format of information regarding TFGT were explored.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most women wanted to be informed about TFGT at or around the time of their cancer diagnosis via a face-to-face consultation. No clear preference existed for which type of healthcare professional should provide information on TFGT. Brief written information about TFGT was viewed as important supporting material. The educational resource developed was well received.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The potential for more widespread TFGT in the future indicates a need for patient educational materials that enable women to make informed choices about TFGT. This pilot study has provided timely initial evidence on the efficacy of a brief written resource in preparing women for decision making about TFGT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The resource developed in this study will assist oncology nurses to make important genetic risk information available to women newly diagnosed with breast cancer at a stressful time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology at Prince of Wales Hospital, Prince of Wales Clinical School at University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. b.meiser@unsw.edu.au
authors.forename: Bettina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meiser
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gleeson
authors.forename: Kaaren
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watts
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peate
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zilliacus
authors.forename: Kristine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Barlow-Stewart
authors.forename: Christobel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kirk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010174:Pamphlets; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D057240:Patient Preference; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013997:Time Factors