Genomics|Update|Non Communicable Diseases ► CANCER

Genomics|Update|Non Communicable Diseases

Volume 34  Number 3  January 22-29, 2015

Cancer

Consumer familiarity, perspectives and expected value of personalized medicine with a focus on applications in oncology
Garfield SM, et al. Personalized Medicine. 12(1): 13-22

Cost-effectiveness of multiplexed predictive biomarker screening in non-small cell lung cancer
Romanus D, et al. J Thorac Oncol 2015 Jan

Development of a prognostic genetic signature to predict the metastatic risk associated with cutaneous melanoma.
Gerami P, et al. Clin Cancer Res. 2015 Jan 1;21(1):175-83.

New test identifies early-stage melanoma with metastatic risk, Medscape, Jan 15 [by free subscription only]

Family history and the natural history of colorectal cancer: systematic review. 
Henrikson NB, et al. Genetics in Medicine, January 15, 2015  

Incorporating microarray assessment of HER2 status in clinical practice supports individualised therapy in early-stage breast cancer
Grant KA, et al. Breast 2015 Jan

Non-invasive detection of genomic imbalances in Hodgkin/Reed-Sternberg cells in early and advanced stage Hodgkin's lymphoma by sequencing of circulating cell-free DNA: a technical proof-of-principle study
Vandenberghe P, et al. The Lancet Haematology 2015 Jan 19

[Recommendations for genetic testing and management of individuals genetically at-risk of cutaneous melanoma]
Avril MF, et al. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2015 Jan;142(1):26-36

Risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing for BRCA-related cancer in women: Recommendation statement 
Am Fam Physician 2015 Jan;91(2):Online

Risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing for BRCA-related cancer in women
Lee K & Rossi C Am Fam Physician 2015 Jan;91(2):119-20

Self referral for cancer tests is to be piloted in England
Wise J BMJ. 2015 Jan 13;350:h185.

Sputum microRNA biomarkers for identifying lung cancer in indeterminate solitary pulmonary nodules. 
Xing L, et al. Clinical Cancer Research, January 15, 2015

The next generation of large-scale epidemiologic research: implications for training cancer epidemiologists
Spitz MR, et al. Am J Epidemiol 2014 Nov;180(10):964-7

Value of genetic testing for hereditary colorectal cancer in a probability-based US online sample
Knight SJ, et al. Med Decis Making 2015 Jan