Awareness, Attitudes, and Expectations of Indian Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers on Hereditary Cancers and Genetic Testing at a Tertiary Cancer Centre in India.

Rima Sanjay Pathak^1,2, Akanksha Angre³, Judith Talker³, Rajiv Sarin^2,4

¹Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India.

²Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India.

³Cancer Genetics Clinic, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India.

⁴Department of Radiation Oncology, In-Charge of Cancer Genetics Unit, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India.

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Abstract

Barriers to germline genetic testing (GT) for cancer include cost, limited genetic literacy, and socio-cultural factors. This study comprehensively evaluated awareness, attitudes, and expectations (AAE) regarding hereditary cancer and GT among Indian cancer patients and caregivers across diverse adult and pediatric cancers. A prospective cross-sectional survey was conducted at the Cancer Genetics…

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