ArticleGenetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics2006
Population-based study of the prevalence of family history of cancer: implications for cancer screening and prevention.
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- Additive interaction of family medical history of cardiovascular diseases with hypertension and diabetes on the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases among older adults in India.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- A framework for assessing interactions for risk stratification models: the example of ovarian cancer.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2023Article
- Prevalence of family history of cancer in the NC-CCAPH consortium of Japan.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Family and personal history of cancer in the All of Us research program for precision medicine.PloS one · 2023Article
- Genetic analyses of DNA repair pathway associated genes implicate new candidate cancer predisposing genes in ancestrally defined ovarian cancer cases.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Health status and associated factors of middle-aged and older adult cancer survivors in India: results from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India.BMC cancer · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeFamily history assessment is gaining importance as a potential public health tool to help determine susceptibility to common cancers. Population-based data on the prevalence of having a family history of common cancers are scant.
methodsWe queried survey questions from the National Health Interview Survey, an annual nationwide survey of approximately 36,000 households in the United States, to determine the prevalence of persons reporting one or more first-degree relatives with breast, colorectal, lung, prostate, or ovarian cancer.
resultsBreast cancer was the most common condition noted for family members (7.74% of respondents), followed by lung cancer (7.10%), colorectal cancer (4.96%), prostate cancer (4.68%), and ovarian cancer (1.79%). A family history of cancer was more commonly reported by older persons, whites, women, and high-income groups.
conclusionA substantial proportion of persons in the United States report having a close family member with cancer, and thus may be eligible for earlier or more aggressive cancer screening services.
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