Cancer Predisposition Cascade Screening for Hereditary Breast/Ovarian Cancer and Lynch Syndromes in Switzerland: Study Protocol

Maria C Katapodi ^{1, 2

*} , Prof. Dr. PhD, RN, FAAN ;   Valeria Viassolo ^{3

*} , Dr. med. ;   Maria Caiata-Zufferey ^{4

*} , PhD ;   Christos Nikolaidis ^{2

*} , PhD ;   Rosmarie Bührer-Landolt ⁵ , MSN ;   Nicole Buerki ^{6

*} , PD, Dr. med. ;   Rossella Graffeo ⁷ , Dr. med. ;   Henrik Csaba Horváth ⁸ , Dr. med., PhD ;   Christian Kurzeder ⁶ , PD, Dr. med. ;   Manuela Rabaglio ⁵ , Dr. med. ;   Michael Scharfe ⁹ , PhD ;   Corinne Urech ⁶ , Dr. phil. ;   Tobias E Erlanger ⁹ , PhD ;   Nicole Probst-Hensch ¹⁰ , MPH, Prof. Dr. PhD ;   Karl Heinimann ^{11

*} , Prof. Dr. MD, PhD ;   Viola Heinzelmann-Schwarz ^{6

*} , Prof. Dr. med. ;   Olivia Pagani ^{7

*} , Prof. Dr.ssa med. ;   Pierre O. Chappuis ^{3, 12

*} , Prof. Dr. med

¹ University of Michigan School of Nursing , Ann Arbor , MI , US

² Nursing Science , Faculty of Medicine , University of Basel , Basel , CH

³ Unit of Oncogenetics and Cancer Prevention , Division of Oncology , Geneva University Hospitals , Geneva , CH

⁴ University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland , Manno , CH

⁵ University Clinic for Medical Oncology , Inselspital Bern , Bern , CH

⁶ Women’s Clinic and Gynecological Oncology , University Hospital Basel , University of Basel , Basel , CH

⁷ Institute of Oncology (IOSI) and Breast Unit (CSSI) of Southern Switzerland , Bellinzona , CH

⁸ University Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine , Inselspital Bern , Bern , CH

⁹ Clinical Trials Unit , Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel , University of Basel , Basel , CH

¹⁰ Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute , University of Basel , Basel , CH

¹¹ Medical Genetics , University Hospital Basel , University of Basel , Basel , CH

¹² Division of Genetic Medicine , Geneva University Hospitals , University of Geneva , Geneva , CH

*these authors contributed equally

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