• “It was an important part of my treatment”: a qualitative study of Norwegian breast Cancer patients’ experiences with mainstreamed genetic testing 

      Strømsvik, Nina; Olsson, Pernilla Marie A.; Gravdehaug, Berit; Lurås, Hilde; Schlichting, Ellen; Jørgensen, Kjersti; Wangensteen, Teresia; Vamre, Tone; Heramb, Cecilie; Mæhle, Lovise Olaug; Grindedal, Eli Marie (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-05)
      Background - In South-Eastern Norway, genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 is offered to breast cancer patients by their treating surgeon or oncologist. Genetic counselling from a geneticist or a genetic counsellor is offered only to those who test positive for a pathogenic variant or have a family history of cancer. This practice is termed “mainstreamed genetic testing”. The aim of this study was ...