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Current Challenges with Access to Genetic Testing in Canada
Various provincial genetic testing
Access to genetic testing and guidelines exist, but do not account Access to germline testing is
counselling is limited for prostate cancer in a patient’s assessed on a case-by case basis
personal or family history
Institutions do not have enough Recent consensus of Canadian Awareness of BRCA1/2 has increased
genetic counsellors to facilitate urologists regarding which patients genetics referrals for breast and
timely genetic testing should undergo testing diverge from ovarian cancer, this trend has not been
current international guidelines. observed with prostate cancer
patients.
Clark R et al. Can Urol Assoc J 2021;15:E623-9
