Developing a High-Risk Cancer Prevention and Wellness Program to Meet Community Needs.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Hernandez, Alexandra M.
- Source
- Oncology Nursing News; Aug2023, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p38-39, 2p
- Subject
- TUMOR prevention
TUMOR genetics
PUBLIC health surveillance
SPECIALTY hospitals
MEDICAL screening
COMMUNITIES
GENETIC testing
MAMMOGRAMS
MAGNETIC resonance imaging
RISK assessment
HUMAN services programs
CANCER treatment
HEALTH
DISEASE susceptibility
BREAST exams
NEEDS assessment
GENETIC counseling
CHEMOPREVENTION
- Language
- ISSN
- 19364385
The article deals with a program launched by the University of Miami-Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Florida in 2023 that focuses on high-risk prevention and wellness for individuals who may be at risk for developing cancer in their lifetime. Topics include the objective of the initiative, how a patient's genetic risk for cancer is evaluated through germline testing in the cancer center, and some of the risk factors considered for breast cancer such as sex, age and family history.