With a drug to treat BRCA mutations available, genetic testing and counselling for ovarian cancer patients is essential. — 123rf.com
Training oncologists and gynaecologists to provide cancer genetic services, which was previously offered by clinical geneticists only, improved access to genetic testing, according to the Mainstreaming Genetic Counselling for Genetic Testing of BRCA1 and BRCA2 in Malaysian Ovarian Cancer Patients (Magic) study by Cancer Research Malaysia (CRM).
“In the past, genetic testing in ovarian cancer was limited to a small number of patients with the aim of identifying relatives at risk,” says lead researcher and CRM genetic counsellor Yoon Sook Yee.
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