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Implementing a Screening Tool for Identifying Patients at Risk for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer: A Statewide Initiative

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Annals of Surgical Oncology |

L. Brannon Traxler, MD1, Monique L. Martin, MPH, CHES2, Alice S. Kerber, MN, APRN, APNG2 Cecelia A. Bellcross, PhD, MS, CGC3, Barbara E. Crane, MN, APRN4, Victoria Green, MD, JD, MHSA, MBA5 Roland Matthews, MD6, Nancy M. Paris, MS, FACHE2, and Sheryl G. A. Gabram, MD, MBA1,7

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Background.

The Georgia Breast Cancer Genomic Health Consortium is a partnership created with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the Georgia Department of Public Health to reduce cancer disparities among high-risk minority women. The project addresses young women at increased risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) syndrome through outreach efforts.


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