2013
Preventing ovarian cancer through genetic testing: a population‐based study
Finch A, Bacopulos S, Rosen B, Fan I, Bradley L, Risch H, McLaughlin JR, Lerner‐Ellis J, Narod SA. Preventing ovarian cancer through genetic testing: a population‐based study. Clinical Genetics 2013, 86: 496-499. PMID: 24199689, DOI: 10.1111/cge.12313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerGenetic testingGenetic testing criteriaInvasive ovarian cancerPopulation-based studyOvarian cancer patientsBRCA2 gene mutationsGenetic test resultsDevelopment of cancerCancer patientsBRCA2 mutationsMutation carriersUnselected casesEligibility criteriaCancerPatientsGene mutationsProvince of OntarioWomenPotential utilityPopulation levelBRCA1Mutations
2008
Uptake of clinical genetic testing for ovarian cancer in Ontario: A population-based study
Metcalfe KA, Fan I, McLaughlin J, Risch HA, Rosen B, Murphy J, Bradley L, Armel S, Sun P, Narod SA. Uptake of clinical genetic testing for ovarian cancer in Ontario: A population-based study. Gynecologic Oncology 2008, 112: 68-72. PMID: 19019415, PMCID: PMC3074978, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2008.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive ovarian cancerClinical genetic testingOvarian cancerGenetic testingGenetic test resultsBlood samplesPositive genetic test resultOntario Cancer RegistryPopulation-based studyEpithelial ovarian cancerProportion of womenCancer RegistryRisk factorsBRCA2 mutationsClinical testingCancerWomenBRCA2BRCA1Small proportionPrevious testingMutationsPatientsTestingRegistry