2022
Attitudes, Perceptions, and Use of Cancer-based Genetic Testing Among Healthy U.S. Adults and Those With Prostate or Breast/Ovarian Cancer
Thakker S, Loeb S, Giri V, Bjurlin M, Matulewicz R. Attitudes, Perceptions, and Use of Cancer-based Genetic Testing Among Healthy U.S. Adults and Those With Prostate or Breast/Ovarian Cancer. Urology Practice 2022, 10: 26-32. PMID: 37103438, DOI: 10.1097/upj.0000000000000352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast/ovarian cancerHealth Information National Trends Survey 5Ovarian cancerProstate cancerGenetic testingCancer historyGenetic testing informationHistory of cancerHealthy U.S. adultsExposure of interestHealth care professionalsSelf-reported ratesEvidence-based informationPatient populationRepresentative sampleCare professionalsPatientsSecondary objectiveU.S. adultsCancerCommon sourceCategorical variablesSurvey 5Lack of awarenessCycle 4
2017
Exploring Asian Indian and Pakistani views about cancer and participation in cancer genetics research: toward the development of a community genetics intervention
Leader A, Mohanty S, Selvan P, Lum R, Giri V. Exploring Asian Indian and Pakistani views about cancer and participation in cancer genetics research: toward the development of a community genetics intervention. Journal Of Community Genetics 2017, 9: 27-35. PMID: 28660599, PMCID: PMC5752649, DOI: 10.1007/s12687-017-0312-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAsian Indians/PakistanisCancer riskCancer genetics researchFamily cancer historyHealth care servicesIndians/PakistanisPerceptions of cancerCancer-related researchCancer historyCancer screeningLeading causeMedical recordsCancer stigmaCancer perceptionsFocus groupsCare servicesGenetic testingCancerRecruitment effortsHealth improvement
2016
Familial prostate cancer
Giri V, Beebe-Dimmer J. Familial prostate cancer. Seminars In Oncology 2016, 43: 560-565. PMID: 27899188, PMCID: PMC6986340, DOI: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2016.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamilial prostate cancerProstate cancer riskProstate cancerHereditary prostate cancerBRCA2 mutationsFamily historyCancer riskNational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesGenetic testingProstate cancer screeningFamily cancer historyProstate cancer patientsEarly-onset diseasePositive family historyFirst-degree relativesClustering of casesNetwork guidelinesColorectal cancerCancer historyCancer patientsCancer screeningCommon tumorsRisk factorsSurrogate markerOvarian cancer