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Impact Of Service Delivery Model On Patient Perceptions And Utility Of Genetic Counseling For Hereditary Breast And Ovarian Cancer: An Exploration Of Group Genetic Counseling, Alyssa M. Gates
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Patients at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) traditionally participate in individual cancer genetic counseling sessions to be educated about cancer genetics concepts, their personal cancer risks and genetic testing. With expanding technology and increased public awareness of HBOC, referrals to cancer genetic counseling services have grown. The current number of practicing genetic counselors struggles to meet the demands of increased referrals, so new service delivery models need to be explored. The purpose of this study is to assess the utility of group genetic counseling for HBOC by evaluating the perspectives of patients that received group genetic counseling …