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Identifying Underserved Individuals inTexas With Hereditary Cancer Risk Using Mobile Mammography Units and Telegenetics.

Identifying Underserved Individuals inTexas With Hereditary Cancer Risk Using Mobile Mammography Units and Telegenetics.

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18 years and older
Female
Phase N/A
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Overview

Identifying women at risk for hereditary cancer potentiates prevention, early detection or personalised treatment against cancer. We using mobile mammography units will provide genetic sceening and testing services to underserved women coming for thier mammograms to these units.

Description

Objectives
  1. To identify underserved women at risk for hereditary breast and colorectal cancers and would be eligible for standard of care genetic counseling and testing using national screening guidelines.
  2. To provide education to providers and patients regarding hereditary cancers using previously IRB approved educational material and short video.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria: 

        Any woman scheduled at Project VALET mammography screening mobile units will be eligible
        for this study.
        Exclusion Criteria:

Study details
    Ovarian Cancer
    Breast Cancer
    Colorectal Cancer

NCT05649072

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

15 June 2024

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