Unique social, identity, and community factors impact prophylactic surgery discussions in young adults who are BRCA1, BRCA2, and PALB2 positive.

Alyssa Boye¹, Julia Wynn², Katherine Foudy^1,3, Joanna Urli^1,4, Michelle E Florido^1,5

¹Program in Genetic Counseling, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.

²Clinical Affairs, BillionToOne Inc., Menlo Park, California, USA.

³Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.

⁴Department of OB/GYN, Division of Women's Genetics, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.

⁵Department of Genetics and Development, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.

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Abstract

The role of a cancer genetic counselor includes communication about emotions, thoughts, and decision-making related to prophylactic surgery. No prior study has fully evaluated the preferences of young adults who are BRCA1, BRCA2 (BRCA1/2), or PALB2 positive and their communication preferences on discussing prophylactic surgery in a genetic counseling session. We addressed this through semi-structu…

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