FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Simple Web-Based Tool Identifies Cancer Susceptibility Genes in 16% of Patients

VANCOUVER, B.C.—Systematic implementation of a digital risk assessment tool can identify patients with high-risk cancer susceptibility syndromes and other actionable variants, according to new research. Using this tool, the researchers found genetic variants of concern in nearly 16% of patients they tested.

“Most of these individuals—and by extension their family members through cascade testing—may not have been diagnosed otherwise,” said Daniel J. Pambianco, MD,