Personalized Education and Genetic Counseling to Increase Genetic Testing in Patients With a Known Family History of Pancreatic Cancer

Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Perform Housing-Based Socioeconomic Status (HOUSES) index analysis on 500 patients with a first-degree relative diagnosed with pancreatic cancer to see if there is a correlation with the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) criteria.

II. Offer 40 patients who did not have appropriate NCCN intervention the opportunity to have a genetic consultation (to consider genetic testing).

III. Survey patients on their knowledge and experiences of genetic testing based on family history and their decision-making when offered genetic counseling and testing.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive a personalized message through the Mayo portal (EPIC) with education on the NCCN guidelines for genetic counseling and an offer for standard of care (SOC) genetic counseling. Patients then receive pre-genetic test counseling on study. Patients may then optionally undergo SOC genetic testing and collection of blood or saliva samples as well as receive post-genetic test counseling on study.