Kara Grace Leventhal

TL;DR: Genetic counseling can be effectively and efficiently delivered via telephone to increase access and decrease costs.

TL;DR: A computer-based interactive decision aid was developed and tested against usual care in a randomized controlled trial to provide BRCA1/2 carriers with ongoing decision support for breast cancer risk management and provides new insight into the long-term longitudinal effects of DAs.

TL;DR: Patients may look to genetic counselors, physicians or other healthcare professionals as gatekeepers of predictive genomic risk information, according to a mixed-methods study that explored primary care patients’ ideas about genomic testing for common complex diseases.

TL;DR: In this pilot, genomic risk education, including discussion of other risk factors, appeared to impact patients' health behaviors, regardless of the level of SNP risk, and future work can compare risk education with and without SNP results to evaluate if SNP information adds value to existing approaches.

TL;DR: It is suggested that although a growing number of women are aware of breast density as a risk factor, this awareness varies and the need for patient education interventions for women at increased risk for the disease is suggested to ensure all women are equally aware of their risks.