Patients with cancer can benefit from germline genetic testing, but many patients who live in rural and underserved areas may face problems involving access.
Genetic testing for cancer remains underused, especially for patients in rural and underserved areas. For instance, only 1 in 5 patients with pancreatic cancer underwent germline genetic testing in 2020, despite National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines recommending that"every patient with a pancreatic cancer diagnosis or family history of pancreatic cancer" should undergo such testing, the authors note.
, medical director of the clinical cancer genetics and high-risk service at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. Having someone on site day to day to review cases for testing eligibility as well as to"reassure patients, suggest the genetic testing order, get the samples when patients were already there, track results, and share with MDs was helpful."
Of the 29 patients who underwent testing in phase 1, 20 underwent germline genetic testing, and nine underwent somatic testing. Of the 25 patients who underwent genetic testing in phase 2, 23 underwent germline genetic testing, and underwent underwent somatic testing.
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