Addressing the need for genetic cancer risk assessment in Mexico: From establishment of a formal program to delivery innovation and expansion

Purpose: The purpose of this manuscript is to show the process of the establishment and adaptation of an oncogenetics program in Mexico. Methods: The oncogentics program at the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán was established as a traditional in-person service and...

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Main Authors: Yanin Chávarri-Guerra, José Luis Rodríguez-Olivares, Alfredo Ramírez-González, José Manuel Moreno-Mirón, Alex Lagunas-Medina, José Carlos Peñafort-Zamora, Jazmin Arteaga-Vázquez, Gregorio Quintero-Beuló, Roberto Sánchez-Reyes, Jeffrey N. Weitzel
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author Yanin Chávarri-Guerra
José Luis Rodríguez-Olivares
Alfredo Ramírez-González
José Manuel Moreno-Mirón
Alex Lagunas-Medina
José Carlos Peñafort-Zamora
Jazmin Arteaga-Vázquez
Gregorio Quintero-Beuló
Roberto Sánchez-Reyes
Jeffrey N. Weitzel
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José Luis Rodríguez-Olivares
Alfredo Ramírez-González
José Manuel Moreno-Mirón
Alex Lagunas-Medina
José Carlos Peñafort-Zamora
Jazmin Arteaga-Vázquez
Gregorio Quintero-Beuló
Roberto Sánchez-Reyes
Jeffrey N. Weitzel
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description Purpose: The purpose of this manuscript is to show the process of the establishment and adaptation of an oncogenetics program in Mexico. Methods: The oncogentics program at the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán was established as a traditional in-person service and adapted to include telemedicine counseling to expand services to other hospitals and persists as a mixed counseling model with research/commercial genetic testing. Results: A total of 2222 participants were included with a median age of 47 years and 77.6% were women; 64% and 36% were enrolled in person and by phone, respectively; 91.1% had research testing, 4.7% commercial testing, 2% complementary pharma testing, and 2.1% had more than 1 testing. Results disclosure was by phone for 49.6%, in person for 43.3%, and by videocall for 7.1% of the cases. Cascade testing proportion was similar in both groups (88%), and 14.8% probands and 40.8% family members had a positive result for a pathogenic cancer susceptibility gene variant. Conclusion: Our results demonstrated that genetic cancer risk assessment is feasible in limited resources settings and provide evidence that telemedicine is effective and can be used as an alternative in real-world populations. Our model could be adapted and potentially replicated in other institutions and countries that face similar barriers for health care.
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spelling doaj-art-bd474574b1634dc8a8c0ef1d80f5f0562024-12-15T06:19:13ZengElsevierGenetics in Medicine Open2949-77442024-01-012101874Addressing the need for genetic cancer risk assessment in Mexico: From establishment of a formal program to delivery innovation and expansionYanin Chávarri-Guerra0José Luis Rodríguez-Olivares1Alfredo Ramírez-González2José Manuel Moreno-Mirón3Alex Lagunas-Medina4José Carlos Peñafort-Zamora5Jazmin Arteaga-Vázquez6Gregorio Quintero-Beuló7Roberto Sánchez-Reyes8Jeffrey N. Weitzel9Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, MexicoInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, MexicoMedical Oncology Affairs, AstraZeneca, Mexico CityUniversidad Panamericana, Mexico City, MexicoInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, MexicoInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, MexicoInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, MexicoMedical Oncology Affairs, AstraZeneca, Mexico City; Hospital General de Mexico Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, Mexico City, MexicoUniversidad Panamericana, Mexico City, Mexico; Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, MexicoHospital General de Mexico Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, Mexico City, Mexico; Division of Precision Prevention, University of Kansas Comprehensive Cancer Center, Kansas City, Kansas; Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to Jeffrey N. Weitzel, The University of Kansas Comprehensive Cancer Center, 4001 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KC 66160.Purpose: The purpose of this manuscript is to show the process of the establishment and adaptation of an oncogenetics program in Mexico. Methods: The oncogentics program at the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán was established as a traditional in-person service and adapted to include telemedicine counseling to expand services to other hospitals and persists as a mixed counseling model with research/commercial genetic testing. Results: A total of 2222 participants were included with a median age of 47 years and 77.6% were women; 64% and 36% were enrolled in person and by phone, respectively; 91.1% had research testing, 4.7% commercial testing, 2% complementary pharma testing, and 2.1% had more than 1 testing. Results disclosure was by phone for 49.6%, in person for 43.3%, and by videocall for 7.1% of the cases. Cascade testing proportion was similar in both groups (88%), and 14.8% probands and 40.8% family members had a positive result for a pathogenic cancer susceptibility gene variant. Conclusion: Our results demonstrated that genetic cancer risk assessment is feasible in limited resources settings and provide evidence that telemedicine is effective and can be used as an alternative in real-world populations. Our model could be adapted and potentially replicated in other institutions and countries that face similar barriers for health care.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949774424010203Genetic cancer risk assessmentHereditary cancerLatin AmericaLow- and middle-income countriesTelemedicine
spellingShingle Yanin Chávarri-Guerra
José Luis Rodríguez-Olivares
Alfredo Ramírez-González
José Manuel Moreno-Mirón
Alex Lagunas-Medina
José Carlos Peñafort-Zamora
Jazmin Arteaga-Vázquez
Gregorio Quintero-Beuló
Roberto Sánchez-Reyes
Jeffrey N. Weitzel
Addressing the need for genetic cancer risk assessment in Mexico: From establishment of a formal program to delivery innovation and expansion
Genetics in Medicine Open
Genetic cancer risk assessment
Hereditary cancer
Latin America
Low- and middle-income countries
Telemedicine
title Addressing the need for genetic cancer risk assessment in Mexico: From establishment of a formal program to delivery innovation and expansion
title_full Addressing the need for genetic cancer risk assessment in Mexico: From establishment of a formal program to delivery innovation and expansion
title_fullStr Addressing the need for genetic cancer risk assessment in Mexico: From establishment of a formal program to delivery innovation and expansion
title_full_unstemmed Addressing the need for genetic cancer risk assessment in Mexico: From establishment of a formal program to delivery innovation and expansion
title_short Addressing the need for genetic cancer risk assessment in Mexico: From establishment of a formal program to delivery innovation and expansion
title_sort addressing the need for genetic cancer risk assessment in mexico from establishment of a formal program to delivery innovation and expansion
topic Genetic cancer risk assessment
Hereditary cancer
Latin America
Low- and middle-income countries
Telemedicine
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949774424010203
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