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Integrating Genetic Counseling And Testing In The Pediatric Oncology Setting: Parental Attitudes And Influencing Factors, Lauren Renee Desrosiers
Integrating Genetic Counseling And Testing In The Pediatric Oncology Setting: Parental Attitudes And Influencing Factors, Lauren Renee Desrosiers
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Cancer predisposition syndromes (CPS), caused by germline pathogenic variants in tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes, are genetic conditions that put an individual at increased risk to develop cancer. It is estimated that 10-15% of children with cancer have an underlying CPS. Although genetic testing for these conditions has become routine in the adult setting, incorporation of germline genomic technologies into pediatric cancer care has not occurred as rapidly. The purpose of this study is to assess desire for genetic counseling and testing services among parents of children with cancer to provide parental insight in the incorporation of genomic technologies in …