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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in BRCA Counseling and Testing: a Narrative Review.

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Williams, CD; Bullard, AJ; O'Leary, M; Thomas, R; Redding, TS; Goldstein, K
Published in: J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
June 2019

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Despite increases in BRCA mutation testing, racial/ethnic disparities in counseling and testing have persisted for decades. The purpose of the review was to summarize recent literature as it relates to detecting, understanding, and reducing disparities in BRCA counseling and testing. DESIGN: This is a narrative review of articles published January 2012 to July 2017 relevant to genetic testing and counseling, breast and ovarian cancer, and minority health and heath disparities. Twenty-three articles were included in this review. RESULTS: Studies report lower counseling and/or testing rates for eligible racial/ethnic minorities among family members of high-risk individuals as well as among breast cancer survivors. Key barriers and facilitators of disparate BRCA counseling/testing that emerged in this review included awareness, cost-related factors, stress and distrust, family concerns and communication, and provider communication and referral. To address differential access to and use of BRCA testing services and expand testing in minority populations, it is necessary for interventions to focus on improving awareness, risk-perception, and family and patient-provider communication. CONCLUSION: Multi-level and targeted interventions are needed to reduce persistent racial/ethnic disparities and improve assessment, provider recommendations, counseling and testing among minority populations.

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J Racial Ethn Health Disparities

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EISSN

2196-8837

Publication Date

June 2019

Volume

6

Issue

3

Start / End Page

570 / 583

Location

Switzerland

Related Subject Headings

  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Racial Groups
  • Humans
  • Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • Genetic Testing
  • Genetic Counseling
  • Genes, BRCA1
  • Female
  • Ethnicity
 

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Williams, C. D., Bullard, A. J., O’Leary, M., Thomas, R., Redding, T. S., & Goldstein, K. (2019). Racial/Ethnic Disparities in BRCA Counseling and Testing: a Narrative Review. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities, 6(3), 570–583. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-018-00556-7
Williams, Christina D., Alyssa Jasmine Bullard, Meghan O’Leary, Reana Thomas, Thomas S. Redding, and Karen Goldstein. “Racial/Ethnic Disparities in BRCA Counseling and Testing: a Narrative Review.J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 6, no. 3 (June 2019): 570–83. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-018-00556-7.
Williams CD, Bullard AJ, O’Leary M, Thomas R, Redding TS, Goldstein K. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in BRCA Counseling and Testing: a Narrative Review. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2019 Jun;6(3):570–83.
Williams, Christina D., et al. “Racial/Ethnic Disparities in BRCA Counseling and Testing: a Narrative Review.J Racial Ethn Health Disparities, vol. 6, no. 3, June 2019, pp. 570–83. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s40615-018-00556-7.
Williams CD, Bullard AJ, O’Leary M, Thomas R, Redding TS, Goldstein K. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in BRCA Counseling and Testing: a Narrative Review. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2019 Jun;6(3):570–583.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Racial Ethn Health Disparities

DOI

EISSN

2196-8837

Publication Date

June 2019

Volume

6

Issue

3

Start / End Page

570 / 583

Location

Switzerland

Related Subject Headings

  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Racial Groups
  • Humans
  • Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • Genetic Testing
  • Genetic Counseling
  • Genes, BRCA1
  • Female
  • Ethnicity