American Gastroenterological Association
Read the American Gastroenterological Association's medical position statement on colorectal cancer screening and surveillance (includes recommendations for hereditary colorectal cancer). This statement was also supported by the American College of Gastroenterology, the American College of Physicians/American Society of Internal Medicine, and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. The guidelines are endorsed by the American Cancer Society.

American Society of Breast Surgeons
Read the American Society of Breast Surgeons official consensus statement on BRCA testing for patients with and without breast cancer.

American Society of Clinical Oncology
Read the American Society of Clinical Oncology's medical position statement (pdf) on genetic testing for cancer susceptibility.

American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons
Read the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons' practice parameters and supporting documentation for the identification and testing of patients at risk for dominantly inherited colorectal cancer.

Read the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons' practice parameters for the treatment of patients with dominantly inherited colorectal cancer.

Oncology Nursing Society
Read the Oncology Nursing Society's position on Cancer Predisposition Genetic Testing and Risk Assessment Counseling (pdf) and The Role of the Oncology Nurse in Cancer Genetic Counseling (pdf).

Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
Read the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists Education Committee Statement on Risk Assessment for Inherited Gynecologic Cancer Predispositions (September 2007) (pdf). This statement provides guidance on identification of patients who may benefit from hereditary cancer risk assessment for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) syndrome and Lynch/Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) syndrome.

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