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Understanding patient and provider perceptions and expectations of genomic medicine
Author(s) -
Hall Michael J.,
Forman Andrea D.,
Montgomery Susan V.,
Rainey Kim L.,
Daly Mary B.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.23712
Subject(s) - medicine , genetic testing , genomic medicine , personalized medicine , precision medicine , perception , genetic counseling , cancer genetics , cancer , bioinformatics , genetics , pathology , computational biology , psychology , neuroscience , biology
Advances in genome sequencing technology have fostered a new era of clinical genomic medicine. Genetic counselors, who have begun to support patients undergoing multi‐gene panel testing for hereditary cancer risk, will review brief clinical vignettes, and discuss early experiences with clinical genomic testing. Their experiences will frame a discussion about how current testing may challenge patient understanding and expectations toward the evaluation of cancer risk and downstream preventive behaviors. J. Surg. Oncol. 2015 111:9–17 . © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.