Kathy Tucker

Genetic counselling and testing for inherited gene mutations in newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer: a review of the existing literature and a proposed research agenda (2008)

Meiser, Bettina, Tucker, Kathy, Friedlander, Michael, Barlow-Stewart, Kristine, Lobb, Elizabeth, Saunders, Christobel, ...

Abstract Many women newly diagnosed with breast cancer and with a strong family history of breast cancer are referred to a family cancer service for genetic counselling and for consideration of...

Attitudes toward genetic testing for cancer risk after genetic counseling and decision support : a qualitative comparison between hereditary cancer types (2007)

Wakefield, Claire E, Kasparian, Nadine A, Meiser, Bettina, Homewood, Judi, Kirk, Judy, Tucker, Kathy

This study aimed to qualitatively assess individuals' attitudes toward genetic testing for cancer risk after genetic counseling and decision support. As part of a larger study, 78 women considering...

Development and pilot testing of two decision aids for individuals considering genetic testing for cancer risk (2007)

Wakefield, Claire E, Meiser, Bettina, Homewood, Judi, Peate, Michelle, Kirk, Judy, Warner, Beverly, ...

Current practice in genetic counseling may not allow a full deliberation of the consequences of decisions about genetic testing for cancer risk, despite increasing demand for these services. Thus,...

Analysis of cancer risk and BRCA1and BRCA2mutation prevalence in the kConFab familial breast cancer resource (2006)

Mann, Graham J, Thorne, Heather, Balleine, Rosemary L, Butow, Phyllis N, Clarke, Christine L, Edkins, Edward, ...

Abstract Introduction The Kathleen Cuningham Foundation Consortium for Research into Familial Breast Cancer (kConFab) is a multidisciplinary, collaborative framework for the investigation of familial...

Analysis of cancer risk and BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation prevalence in the kConFab familial breast cancer resource (2006)

Mann, Graham J., Thorne, Heather, Balleine, Rosemary L., Butow, Phyllis N., Clarke, Christine L., Edkins, Edward, ...

INTRODUCTION: The Kathleen Cuningham Foundation Consortium for Research into Familial Breast Cancer (kConFab) is a multidisciplinary, collaborative framework for the investigation of familial breast...

Genome-wide linkage screen for testicular germ cell tumour susceptibility loci. (2006)

Crockford, Gillian, Linger, Rachel, Hockley, Sarah, Dudakia, Darshna, Johnson, Lola, Huddart, Robert, ...

A family history of disease is a strong risk factor for testicular germ cell tumour (TGCT). In order to identify the location of putative TGCT susceptibility gene(s) we conducted a linkage search in...

Genome-wide linkage screen for testicular germ cell tumour susceptibility loci. (2006)

Crockford, Gillian, Linger, Rachel, Hockley, Sarah, Dudakia, Darshna, Johnson, Lola, Huddart, Robert, ...

A family history of disease is a strong risk factor for testicular germ cell tumour (TGCT). In order to identify the location of putative TGCT susceptibility gene(s) we conducted a linkage search in...

Analysis of cancer risk and BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation prevalence in the kConFab familial breast cancer resource (2006)

Mann, Graham J., Thorne, Heather, Balleine, Rosemary L., Butow, Phyllis N., Clarke, Christine L., Edkins, Edward, ...

INTRODUCTION: The Kathleen Cuningham Foundation Consortium for Research into Familial Breast Cancer (kConFab) is a multidisciplinary, collaborative framework for the investigation of familial breast...

Genome-wide linkage screen for testicular germ cell tumour susceptibility loci. (2006)

Crockford, Gillian, Linger, Rachel, Hockley, Sarah, Dudakia, Darshna, Johnson, Lola, Huddart, Robert, ...

A family history of disease is a strong risk factor for testicular germ cell tumour (TGCT). In order to identify the location of putative TGCT susceptibility gene(s) we conducted a linkage search in...

Genome-wide linkage screen for testicular germ cell tumour susceptibility loci (2006)

Crockford, Gillian P., Linger, Rachel, Hockley, Sarah, Dudakia, Darshna, Johnson, Lola, Huddart, Robert, ...

A family history of disease is a strong risk factor for testicular germ cell tumour (TGCT). In order to identify the location of putative TGCT susceptibility gene(s) we conducted a linkage search in...

Genome-wide linkage screen for testicular germ cell tumour susceptibility loci (2006)

Crockford, Gillian P., Linger, Rachel, Hockley, Sarah, Dudakia, Darshna, Johnson, Lola, Huddart, Robert, ...

A family history of disease is a strong risk factor for testicular germ cell tumour (TGCT). In order to identify the location of putative TGCT susceptibility gene(s) we conducted a linkage search in...

Mutation analysis of the MYH gene in an Australian series of colorectal polyposis patients with or without germline APC mutations (2005)

Kairupan, Carla F., Meldrum, Cliff J., Williams, Rachel, Scott, Rodney J., Crooks, Renee, Milward, Elizabeth A., ...

The MYH gene has recently been shown to be associated with a recessive form of colorectal adenomatous polyposis. Two common mutations in the MYH gene have been identified that lend themselves to...

Mutation analysis of the MYH gene in an Australian series of colorectal polyposis patients with or without germline APC mutations (2005)

Kairupan, Carla F., Meldrum, Cliff J., Williams, Rachel, Scott, Rodney J., Crooks, Renee, Milward, Elizabeth A., ...

The MYH gene has recently been shown to be associated with a recessive form of colorectal adenomatous polyposis. Two common mutations in the MYH gene have been identified that lend themselves to...

Hereditary non polyposis colorectal cancer in 95 families: differences and similarities between mutation-positive and mutation-negative kindreds (2001)

Scott, Rodney J., McPhillips, Mary, Meldrum, Cliff J., Fitzgerald, Patrick E., Adams, Kirsten, Spigelman, Allan D., ...

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) describes the condition of a disparate group of families that have in common a predisposition to colorectal cancer in the absence of a premalignant...

Long-term outcomes of genetic counseling in women at increased risk of developing hereditary breast cancer (2001)

Butow, P.N., Barratt, Alex L., Schnieden, Vivienne, Gattas, Gattas, Kirk, Judy, ...

This multicenter study evaluated the impact of genetic counseling in 218 women at risk of developing hereditary breast cancer. Women were assessed prior to counseling and 12-month post-counseling...

Hereditary non polyposis colorectal cancer in 95 families: differences and similarities between mutation-positive and mutation-negative kindreds (2001)

Scott, Rodney J., McPhillips, Mary, Meldrum, Cliff J., Fitzgerald, Patrick E., Adams, Kirsten, Spigelman, Allan D., ...

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) describes the condition of a disparate group of families that have in common a predisposition to colorectal cancer in the absence of a premalignant...

Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer in 95 Families: Differences and Similarities between Mutation-Positive and Mutation-Negative Kindreds

Scott, Rodney J., McPhillips, Mary, Meldrum, Cliff J., Fitzgerald, Patrick E., Adams, Kirsten, Spigelman, Allan D., ...

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) describes the condition of a disparate group of families that have in common a predisposition to colorectal cancer in the absence of a premalignant...

Analysis of cancer risk and BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation prevalence in the kConFab familial breast cancer resource

Mann, Graham J, Thorne, Heather, Balleine, Rosemary L, Butow, Phyllis N, Clarke, Christine L, Edkins, Edward, ...

The Y Deletion gr/gr and Susceptibility to Testicular Germ Cell Tumor

Nathanson, Katherine L., Kanetsky, Peter A., Hawes, Rachel, Vaughn, David J., Letrero, Richard, Tucker, Kathy, ...

Testicular germ cell tumor (TGCT) is the most common cancer in young men. Despite a considerable familial component to TGCT risk, no genetic change that confers increased risk has been substantiated...

Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer in 95 Families: Differences and Similarities between Mutation-Positive and Mutation-Negative Kindreds

Scott, Rodney J., McPhillips, Mary, Meldrum, Cliff J., Fitzgerald, Patrick E., Adams, Kirsten, Spigelman, Allan D., ...

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) describes the condition of a disparate group of families that have in common a predisposition to colorectal cancer in the absence of a premalignant...

The Y Deletion gr/gr and Susceptibility to Testicular Germ Cell Tumor

Nathanson, Katherine L., Kanetsky, Peter A., Hawes, Rachel, Vaughn, David J., Letrero, Richard, Tucker, Kathy, ...

Testicular germ cell tumor (TGCT) is the most common cancer in young men. Despite a considerable familial component to TGCT risk, no genetic change that confers increased risk has been substantiated...

Analysis of cancer risk and BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation prevalence in the kConFab familial breast cancer resource

Mann, Graham J, Thorne, Heather, Balleine, Rosemary L, Butow, Phyllis N, Clarke, Christine L, Edkins, Edward, ...

Genetic counselling and testing for inherited gene mutations in newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer: a review of the existing literature and a proposed research agenda

Meiser, Bettina, Tucker, Kathy, Friedlander, Michael, Barlow-Stewart, Kristine, Lobb, Elizabeth, Saunders, Christobel, ...

Many women newly diagnosed with breast cancer and with a strong family history of breast cancer are referred to a family cancer service for genetic counselling and for consideration of genetic...