title: Nurse practitioners & genetic counselors: Collaborative roles in a complex system.
abstract: In the United States, the lifetime risk of cancer is approximately 50% for men and 33% for women. Approximately 10% of these individuals have an inherited predisposition and substantially increased cancer risk. This article discusses an approach to identifying and managing patients based on a high-risk breast clinic model.
authors.affiliation: Leigha Senter is a licensed genetic counselor and associate clinical professor at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Rachée Hatfield is a certified nurse practitioner at the Stefanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center, Department of Surgical Oncology at the Wexner Medical Center, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Leigha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Senter
authors.forename: Rachée
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hatfield
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D000072117:Counselors; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009722:Nurse Practitioners