title: How to spot heritable breast cancer: a primary care physician's guide.
abstract: Because breast cancer is common, primary care physicians will encounter many patients who have a personal or family history of it. Many patients may benefit from referral to a cancer genetics program for assessment, genetic counseling, and consideration of genetic testing. This article discusses the complexities of risk assessment in cancer genetics (focusing on breast cancer), and highlights the primary care physician's role in identifying and caring for patients at risk.
authors.affiliation: Genetic Counselor, Center for Personalized Genetic Healthcare, Genomic Medicine Institute, and Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic.
authors.forename: Marissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mester
authors.forename: Charis
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019313:BRCA1 Protein / Q000235:genetics; D024682:BRCA2 Protein / Q000235:genetics; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008875:Middle Aged; D010819:Physician's Role; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D019313:BRCA1 Protein; D024682:BRCA2 Protein