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Fig. 1 | Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice

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From: Retrospective assessment of barriers and access to genetic services for hereditary cancer syndromes in an integrated health care delivery system

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Referral quality and compliance to Kaiser Permanente Northwest genetics department for hereditary cancer risk evaluation. A referral was defined as high-quality if it included enough information to determine if the patient should be offered genetic services based on clinical guidelines. Prior to contact with the genetics department is defined as using personal and family cancer history included in the diagnosis codes and referral notes. After contact with genetics department is defined as using information obtained during a pre-test counseling visit

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