All Outputs (3)

Specialist recommendation for chemoprevention medications in patients at familial risk of breast cancer: a cross-sectional survey in England (2020)
Journal Article
Lee, S. I., Curtis, H., Qureshi, S., Dutton, B., & Qureshi, N. (2021). Specialist recommendation for chemoprevention medications in patients at familial risk of breast cancer: a cross-sectional survey in England. Journal of Community Genetics, 12(1), 111–120. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12687-020-00490-4

In England, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline for familial breast cancer recommends chemoprevention for women at high and moderate familial risk of breast cancer. However, prescribing of chemoprevention has not improved... Read More about Specialist recommendation for chemoprevention medications in patients at familial risk of breast cancer: a cross-sectional survey in England.

Improving primary care identification of familial breast cancer risk using proactive invitation and decision support (2020)
Journal Article
Qureshi, N., Dutton, B., Weng, S., Sheehan, C., Chorley, W., Robertson, J. F., …Kai, J. (2021). Improving primary care identification of familial breast cancer risk using proactive invitation and decision support. Familial Cancer, 20(1), 13-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10689-020-00188-z

Family history of breast cancer is a key risk factor, accounting for up to 10% of cancers. We evaluated the proactive assessment of familial breast cancer (FBC) risk in primary care. Eligible women (30 to 60 years) were recruited from eight English g... Read More about Improving primary care identification of familial breast cancer risk using proactive invitation and decision support.

Characteristics predicting recommendation for familial breast cancer referral in a cohort of women from primary care (2020)
Journal Article
Lee, S. I., Kai, J., Qureshi, N., Dutton, B., & Weng, S. (2020). Characteristics predicting recommendation for familial breast cancer referral in a cohort of women from primary care. Journal of Community Genetics, 11, 331–338. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12687-020-00452-w

© 2020, The Author(s). Family history of breast and related cancers can indicate increased breast cancer (BC) risk. In national familial breast cancer (FBC) guidelines, the risk is stratified to guide referral decisions. We aimed to identify characte... Read More about Characteristics predicting recommendation for familial breast cancer referral in a cohort of women from primary care.