Medically underserved women in the Southeast rarely receive BRCA tests | VUMC Reporter | Vanderbilt University

Medically underserved women in the Southeast rarely receive BRCA tests | VUMC Reporter | Vanderbilt University

Medically underserved women in the Southeast rarely receive BRCA tests

Aug. 14, 2018, 11:38 AM

Medically underserved women in the Southeast diagnosed with breast cancer or ovarian cancer missed out on genetic testing that could have helped them and their relatives make important decisions about their health, according to new research from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.