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Last Posted: May 10, 2020

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• Combined associations of a polygenic risk score and classical risk factors with breast cancer risk. 
  Kapoor Pooja Middha et al. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2020 May
• Efficacy of Immunotherapy in Microsatellite-Stable or Mismatch Repair Proficient Colorectal Cancer—Fact or Fiction? 
  RB Corcoran et al, JAMA Oncology, May 7, 2020
• Insights From a Temporal Assessment of Increases in US Private Payer Coverage of Tumor Sequencing From 2015 to 2019 
  JR Trosman et al, Value in Health, May 2020
• Updates in BRCA testing for People of Ashkenazi Jewish Ancestry 
  L Steinmark, Jackson Labs, May 3, 2020
• Family history misses identifying individuals with high genetic risk of CVD or cancer 
  Mass General Hospital, May 1, 2020
• NCCN Updates Clinical Practice Guideline for Colorectal Cancer 
  JCCN, May 1, 2020
• Cancer DNA blood test gets real-world trial 
  K Kaiser, Science, May 1, 2020
• Positive impact of genetic counseling assistants on genetic counseling efficiency, patient volume, and cost in a cancer genetics clinic. 
  Hallquist Miranda L G et al. Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics 2020 Apr
• Staying Well While Staying at Home- A Guide for Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers and Family Members
  CDC, April 2020
• Deep learning takes on tumours- Artificial-intelligence methods are moving into cancer research. 
  E Landhuis, Nature, April 21, 2020
• Association of Nongenetic Factors With Breast Cancer Risk in Genetically Predisposed Groups of Women in the UK Biobank Cohort 
  K Alajmi et al, JAMA Network Open, April 24, 2020
• A catalogue of cancer-driving mutations in healthy tissue 
  Nature News, April 22, 2020
• Role of RNA modifications in cancer 
  I Barbieri et al, Nature Reviews Cancer, April 2020
• Microbiome genomics for cancer prediction 
  L Adlung et al, Nature Cancer, April 2020
• New study highlights importance of family history-based screening for colorectal cancer 
  H Zia, Stat News, April 20, 2020