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Facilitated referral pathway for genetic testing at the time of ovarian cancer diagnosis: Uptake of genetic assessment and testing and impact on patient-reported stress, anxiety and depression

Session:
#1524
Date:
Monday, Jun 4, 2018 1:15pm – 4:45pm
Conference:
ASCO 2018
Authors:
Annie Olsen, Arthur Dean, Bhavana Pothuri, Emily Dalton, Erin Reese, Jessica Martineau, John Curtin, Kathleen Lutz, Leslie Boyd, Melissa Frey, Sarah Lee, Stephanie Blank, Zachary Schwartz
Collaborators:
  • •n this collaboration with New York University, it was found that no undue psychological distress was caused to patients with ovarian cancer when they were referred to a genetic counselor and underwent genetic testing at the time of diagnosis.
  • Among patients who underwent genetic testing, 18% were found to carry a pathogenic mutation
Abstract