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American Gastroenterological
Association
Read the American Gastroenterological Association's
medical position statement on colorectal
cancer screening and surveillance (includes recommendations for
hereditary colorectal cancer). This statement was also
supported by the American College of Gastroenterology, the
American College of Physicians/American Society of Internal
Medicine, and the American Society for Gastrointestinal
Endoscopy. The guidelines are endorsed by the American Cancer
Society.
American Society of Breast
Surgeons
Read the American Society of Breast Surgeons
official
consensus statement on BRCA testing for patients with
and without breast cancer.
American Society of Clinical
Oncology
Read the American Society of Clinical Oncology's
medical position statement (pdf) on genetic
testing for cancer susceptibility.
American Society of Colon &
Rectal Surgeons
Read the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons'
practice parameters and
supporting documentation for the
identification and testing of patients at risk for dominantly
inherited colorectal cancer.
Read the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons'
practice parameters for the treatment of
patients with dominantly inherited colorectal cancer.
Oncology Nursing
Society
Read the Oncology Nursing Society's position on
Cancer Predisposition Genetic Testing and Risk
Assessment Counseling and
The Role of the Oncology Nurse in Cancer Genetic
Counseling .
Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
Read the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists Education Committee Statement on Risk Assessment for Inherited Gynecologic Cancer Predispositions (September 2007) (pdf). This statement provides guidance on identification of patients who may benefit from hereditary cancer risk assessment for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) syndrome and Lynch/Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) syndrome.
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