Receipt, Knowledge, and Interest in Genetic Testing For Cancer - National Center For Health Statistics Rapid Surveys System, United States, January-February 2024.

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• Alternative Title:
  Annals of Epidemiology, 2026, v. 118: Receipt, Knowledge, and Interest in Genetic Testing For Cancer - National Center For Health Statistics Rapid Surveys System, United States, January-February 2024.
• Journal Article:
  Annals of Epidemiology
• Personal Author:
  Kava, Christine M. ; Julian, Anne K. ; Vahratian, Anjel ; Fletcher, Michelle R.
• Description:
  Germline genetic testing can identify people at high risk of hereditary cancers. Limited data exist on differences in receipt and knowledge of germline genetic testing for cancer predisposition (hereafter genetic testing for cancer).
  
  Data from the National Center for Health Statistics Rapid Surveys System collected between January-February 2024 were analyzed to estimate prevalence of receipt, knowledge, and interest in genetic testing for cancer.
  
  An estimated 8.4% of adults received genetic testing for cancer. Among adults who had not received genetic testing for cancer, 52.0% knew genetic tests can indicate high risk of getting cancer in the future, and 40.7% expressed interest in getting tested in the future. The most common reason for interest was knowing risk would make a difference in health care decisions (93.3%). Among adults who did not report interest in genetic testing for cancer, the most common reason for disinterest was no provider recommendation (54.2%). Differences in receipt, knowledge, and interest were observed by sociodemographic characteristics and health history.
  
  This report provides national estimates that can inform strategies to increase genetic testing for cancer among high-risk populations, including efforts to reduce potential testing barriers.
• Content Notes:
  Author manuscript
• Subjects:
  • Humans
  • Genetic Testing
  • Neoplasms
  • Female
  • Adult
  • Male
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Middle Aged
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Aged
  More +
• Keywords:
  • genetic testing
  • neoplasms
  • epidemiologic studies
  • National Center for Health Statistics, U.S.
  • health knowledge, attitudes, practice
• Source:
  Annals of Epidemiology, 2026, v. 118
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2026.110078
• ISSN:
  1047-2797 ; 1873-2585
• Pubmed ID:
  41833803
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC13087923
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  110078 (20 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  118
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
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