The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Cancer Risk Counseling

Added text to state that the usage of genetic counseling services is moderate with efforts to decrease these barriers (cited Rahm et al. as reference 25).

Taking a Family History

Added text to state that interview and written self-report are equivalent tools to collect family history information (cited Kelly et al. as reference 39).

Added text to state that information collected on prophylactic surgery procedures could result in significant changes to prior probability estimation (cited Katki et al. as reference 48).

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