Research Shows Germline Genetic Testing Post Cancer Diagnosis for 2023 ASCO Meeting

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About The Study: Among patients diagnosed with cancer in California and Georgia between 2013 and 2019, only 6.8% underwent germline genetic testing. Compared with non-Hispanic white patients, rates of testing were lower among Asian, Black, and Hispanic patients.

Authors: Allison W. Kurian, M.D., M.Sc., of Stanford University in Stanford, California, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jama.2023.9526)

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