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Description of Resource:

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against routine genetic counseling or BRCA testing in women whose family history is not associated with an increased risk for potentially harmful mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes. This is a D recommendation, which means the USPSTF recommends against the service. There is moderate or high certainty that the service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh the benefits.

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Developed By:

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Developer Type:

Federal Government

Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s):

Cancer

Genomics

Healthy People 2020 Objectives:

C-17, C-1, C-3, C-18

Resource Type:

Systematic Review

Citation:

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing recommendation statement [Internet]. 2013 Dec [cited 2014 Jan 8]. Available from: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf12/brcatest/brcatestfinalrs.htm

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Effect Behavioral Change, Effect Health System Change, Public Health, Government & Policymakers, Healthcare, Clinical Practice, Informational & Educational, Healthcare Providers, Patients

Syndicated Content Details:
Source URL: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-resources/evidence-based-resource/brca-mutation-testing-breast-and-ovarian-cancer-women
Source Agency: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Healthy People (ODPHP-HP)
Captured Date: 2016-06-09 16:01:42.0