ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2014
Knowledge, attitudes and referral patterns of lynch syndrome: a survey of clinicians in australia.
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- Building capacity for genomics in primary care: a scoping review of practitioner attitudes, education needs, and enablers.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Hereditary Endometrial Cancer: Lynch Syndrome, Mismatch Repair Deficiency, and Emerging Genetic Predispositions-A Comprehensive Review with Clinical and Laboratory Guidelines.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Mainstreaming cancer genetics: feasibility of an advanced nurse practitioner-led service diagnosing Lynch syndrome from colorectal cancer in Ireland.Familial cancer · 2024Article
- Psychometric of Physicians' Awareness, Attitudes and Performance Questionnaire about Genetic Counseling and Testing.International journal of preventive medicine · 2022Article
- A scoping review of social and behavioral science research to translate genomic discoveries into population health impact.Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Article
- How Should We Test for Lynch Syndrome? A Review of Current Guidelines and Future Strategies.Cancers · 2021Review
- Uptake and predictors of colonoscopy use in family members not participating in cascade genetic testing for Lynch syndrome.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Patient-physician relationships, health self-efficacy, and gynecologic cancer screening among women with Lynch syndrome.Hereditary cancer in clinical practice · 2019Article
- Discussions about predictive genetic testing for Lynch syndrome: the role of health professionals and families in decisions to decline.Familial cancer · 2018Article
- Screening for mismatch repair deficiency in colorectal cancer: data from three academic medical centers.Cancer medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
This study assessed Australian clinicians' knowledge, attitudes and referral patterns of patients with suspected Lynch syndrome for genetic services. A total of 144 oncologists, surgeons, gynaecologists, general practitioners and gastroenterologists from the Australian Medical Association and Clinical Oncology Society responded to a web-based survey. Most respondents demonstrated suboptimal knowledge of Lynch syndrome. Male general practitioners who have been practicing for ≥10 years were less likely to offer genetic referral than specialists, and many clinicians did not recognize that immunohistochemistry testing is not a germline test. Half of all general practitioners did not actually refer patients in the past 12 months, and 30% of them did not feel that their role is to identify patients for genetic referral. The majority of clinicians considered everyone to be responsible for making the initial referral to genetic services, but a small preference was given to oncologists (15%) and general practitioners (13%). Patient information brochures, continuing genetic education programs and referral guidelines were favoured as support for practice. Targeted education interventions should be considered to improve referral. An online family history assessment tool with built-in decision support would be helpful in triaging high-risk individuals for pathology analysis and/or genetic assessment in general practice.
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