Racial Differences in the Use of <EMPH>BRCA1/2</EMPH> Testing Among Women With a Family History of Breast or Ovarian Cancer

Authors

Katrina Armstrong

Published

April 12, 2005

Abstract

Given the current context of racial disparities in health and health care and the historical context of eugenics, racial disparities in the use of genetic susceptibility testing have been widely anticipated. However, to our knowledge there are no published studies examining the magnitude and determinants of racial differences in the use of genetic susceptibility testing.