Room for improvement in capturing cancer family history in a gynecologic oncology outpatient setting.

ABSTRACT: The literature demonstrates that the quality of cancer family history (CFH) as currently collected in the outpatient setting is inadequate to assess disease risk. Prior to implementation of a web-based application for cancer family history collection, we aimed to review the quality of collected CFH in a gynecologic oncology outpatient clinic and determine contributing patient factors. Medical records were reviewed for 200 new patients presenting between 4/2019-7/2019. CFH was collected during the patient interview and evaluated for inclusion of eight elements based on standards set by the genetics community. Univariate and multivariable linear regression analyses were utilized to evaluate the effect of patient characteristics on the number of relatives included in the CFH. Among our cohort

SUBMITTER: Lin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8861387 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature