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Survey shows perception of diagnostics for family of patient with genetic cancer

Published in Genetics and Environmental Health Week, August 11th, 2004

Results of a new national e-survey of physicians revealed that more than half (62 percent) were aware that in vitro diagnostics (IVD) tests could be performed on first-line relatives of patients with genetic forms of cancer, while 38% were unaware of the procedures.

The majority (64%) were unacquainted with the tests to determine patients' predisposition to non-familial cancers.

"I find it fascinating that only two-thirds of physicians are aware of these high tech genomic tests," said Craig Alter, MD, clinical associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania. "I believe within 10 years, it will be common place to order genomic...

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Source: Genetics and Environmental Health Week (2004-08-11)

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