Collection and Use of Cancer Family History in Primary Care
EPC Evidence Report, October 2007
Population-based study of the prevalence of family history of cancer: Implications for cancer screening and prevention (169 KB)
Familial risk assessment for early-onset coronary heart disease
Scheuner MT, Whitworth WC, McGruder H, Yoon PW, Khoury MJ.
Genet Med. 2006 Aug;8(8):525-531
Expanding the definition of a positive family history for early-onset coronary heart disease
Scheuner MT, Whitworth WC, McGruder H, Yoon PW, Khoury MJ.
Genet Med. 2006 Aug;8(8):491-501
Awareness of Family Health History as a Risk Factor for Diseases—United States, 2004
Family history can be an important screening tool for identifying people at risk of disease. The public should be encouraged to collect their family histories and share the information with their health professionals.
Clinical application of genetic risk assessment strategies for coronary artery disease: genotypes, phenotypes, and family history [PubMed Abstract]
Maren T. Scheuner
Prim Care 2004 Sep; 31(3): 711-37
Family history of heart disease and cardiovascular disease risk-reducing behaviors (220KB)
McCusker, ME. et al.
Genetics in Medicine May/June 2004 6(3):153-158
Reconsidering the Family History in Primary Care
Eugene C. Rich, et al.
J of Gen Int Med 2004 Mar;19(3);273-280
Contribution of Mendelian Disorders to Common Chronic Disease: Opportunities for Recognition, Intervention &
Prevention (220KB)
Maren T. Scheuner, Paula W. Yoon and Muin J. Khoury
Am J Med Genet. 2004 Feb 15;125C(1):50-65
The Family History Public Health Initiative, Genomics and Population Health 2005
Family History Assessment: Strategies for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Steven C. Hunt, Marta Gwinn and Ted D. Adams American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2003; 24(2):136-142
Research Priorities for Evaluating Family History in the Prevention of Common Chronic Diseases
Paula W. Yoon, Maren T. Scheuner and Muin J. Khoury American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2003; 24(2):128-135
Using Decision Analytic Methods to Assessthe Utility of Family History Tools
Anupam Tyagi and Jill Morris American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2003; 24(2):199-207
Can family history be used as a tool for public health and preventive medicine?
Yoon, Paula et al. Genetics in Medicine 2002; 4(4):304-310
Population-based estimates of the prevalence of family history of cancer among women
Ingrid J. Hall, Wylie Burke, Steven Coughlin, and Nancy C. Lee
Community Genetics November, 2001
Role of Family History in Personal Prevention Practices among US Women Physicians (3.7MB)
Mona Saraiya, et al. Community Genetics 2001;4: 102-108
Increased Risk for Familial Ovarian Cancer Among Jewish Women: A Population-Based Case-Control Study
Karen K. Steinberg, et al. Genet Epidemiology 1998;15:51-59
Family History Score as a Predictor of Breast Cancer Mortality: Prospective data from the Cancer Prevention Study II, United States, 1982-1991
Quanhe Yang, et al. Am J Epidemiol. 1998 Apr 1;147(7):652-9
Helping high-risk families: Medical and public health approaches
Summary: Scientists, policy makers, and public health officials are beginning to explore how genetic knowledge can be used to promote health and prevent Ann M. Malarcher, PhD, MSPH; Wayne H. Giles, MD, MS; Muin J. Khoury, MD, PhD |