Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer: successful systematic implementation of a group approach to genetic counselling

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• 作者：Patrick R. Benusiglio ; Marina Di Maria ; Leila Dorling ; Anne Jouinot…
• 关键词：Genetic counselling ; Delivery of health care ; Patient education ; BRCA1 ; BRCA2 ; Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome
• 刊名：Familial Cancer
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：16
• 期：1
• 页码：51-56
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• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Cancer Research; Human Genetics; Epidemiology; Biomedicine, general;
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-7292
• 卷排序：16

文摘

The increase in referrals to cancer genetics clinics, partially associated with the “Angelina Jolie effect”, presents a challenge to existing services, many are already running at full capacity. More efficient ways to deliver genetic counselling are therefore urgently needed. We now systematically offer group instead of standard individual counselling to patients with suspected Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer. Group sessions last 30 min. The first twenty consist of a presentation by the genetic counsellor, the next ten of a discussion involving a cancer geneticist and a psychologist. A short individual consultation ensues, where personal and family issues are addressed and consent obtained. Blood is drawn afterwards. Satisfaction and knowledge are evaluated. We report data for the Oct-2014–Aug-2015 period. 210 patients attended group counselling, up to eight simultaneously. We always fitted them within a 4-h time frame. Mean satisfaction score was 41/43. Knowledge scores increased from 3.1/6 to 4.9/6 post-counselling (p value < 2.2 × 10−16). Thanks to group counselling, we have withstood increases in referrals without compromising care. The “Angelina Jolie effect” and rapid developments in personalized medicine threaten to overwhelm cancer genetics clinics. In this context, our innovative approach should ensure that all patients have access to approved services.