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Implementation of a Health History Disease Risk Instrument in Clinics Serving Medically Marginalized Patients

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Populations facing health care barriers often have limited access to genetic services addressing inherited disease risk. This report presents the implementation of a web tool to assess hereditary cancer risk in two safety-net primary care clinics. Our experience highlights real-world challenges and strategies to engage patients in hereditary cancer risk assessment.

Source: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2026.a998556

Authors: Dana R. Marshall, Clasherrol Edwards, Harris T. Bland, Kathleen F. Mittendorf, S. Trent Rosenbloom, Georgia L. Wiesner, Lori A. Orlando, Leah Alexander, Kalkidan Bekele, Jeffrey Leegon, Siddharth Pratap

Institutions: Meharry Medical College, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Wake Forest University

Language: English

Topic: BRCA gene mutations in cancer

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Awards: Improving identification and healthcare for patients with Inherited Cancer Syndromes: Evidence-based EMR implementation using a web-based computer platform, The RCMI Program in Health Disparities Research at Meharry Medical College

OpenAlex ID: W7202344262

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