Cascade Testing in Families With Newly Diagnosed Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome

Identification of BRCA mutations in ovarian cancer patients may help guide cancer therapies, prognosis, post-operative screening, and other preventative treatments beyond the initial diagnosis. Likewise, genetic testing of ovarian cancer patients for these germline mutations provides invaluable information for families regarding cancer risk, genetic testing, and subsequently indication for risk-reducing surgery. Cascade testing provides a unique opportunity to identify carriers of a deleterious BRCA mutation which can allow for surgical and chemoprevention of prevention of ovarian cancer. There is currently no literature on the rates of referral for the family members.

Sex

All

Minimum age

18 Years

Maximum age

99 Years

Inclusion Criteria:

* All subjects must have a diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancer, Fallopian tube caner or primary peritoneal cancer with a known pathogenic genetic mutation.
* All subjects must agree to participate.
* All subjects must have first or second degree relatives who have not been diagnosed with the same genetic mutation.
* A previous diagnosis of cancer in the subject's first or second degree relative is allowed.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Subjects whose first and/or second degree relatives have already been tested with the subject's known mutations, and no other viable family members are available for testing.