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Identification and survival of carriers of mutations in DNA mis-match repair genes in colon cancer.

Journal Article
Barnetson, R. A., Tenesa, A., Farrington, S. M., Nicholl, I. D., Cetnarskyj, R., Porteous, M. E., …Dunlop, M. G. (2006)
Identification and survival of carriers of mutations in DNA mis-match repair genes in colon cancer. New England Journal of Medicine. 354, 2751-2763. ISSN 0028-4793
Background The identification of mutations in germ-line DNA mismatch-repair genes at the time of diagnosis of colorectal cancer is important in the management of the disease. ...

A cross-sectional survey to estimate the prevalence of family history of colorectal, breast and ovarian cancer in a Scottish general practice population

Journal Article
Wallace, E., Hinds, A., Campbell, H., Mackay, J., Cetnarskyj, R. & Porteous, M. E. (2004)
A cross-sectional survey to estimate the prevalence of family history of colorectal, breast and ovarian cancer in a Scottish general practice population. British Journal of Cancer. 91, 1575-1579. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6602155. ISSN 0007-0920
A cross-sectional survey of all patients aged 30-65 in four general practices within one Local Health Care Co-operative in Fife, Scotland was undertaken to measure the prevale...

Patient satisfaction with two different models of cancer genetic services in south-east Scotland

Journal Article
Holloway, S., Porteous, M., Cetnarskyj, R., Anderson, E., Rush, R., Fry, A., …Campbell, H. (2004)
Patient satisfaction with two different models of cancer genetic services in south-east Scotland. British Journal of Cancer, 90(3), 582-589. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6601562
There is a need to integrate primary- and secondary-care cancer genetic services, but the most appropriate model of service delivery remains unclear. This study reports patien...

Referrals of women with a family history of breast cancer from primary care to cancer genetics services in south East Scotland

Journal Article
Campbell, H., Holloway, S., Cetnarskyj, R., Anderson, E., Rush, R., Fry, A., …Porteous, M. E. (2003)
Referrals of women with a family history of breast cancer from primary care to cancer genetics services in south East Scotland. British Journal of Cancer, 89, 1650-1656. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6601348
As part of a cluster randomised trial to assess an alternative model of cancer genetics services, we gathered data on all referrals from general practitioners (GPs) to cancer ...