Physicians’ perceptions of the factors influencing disclosure of secondary findings in tumour genomic profiling in Japan: a qualitative study

Understanding communication between patients and healthcare professionals regarding comprehensive biomarker testing in precision oncology: A scoping review

“…The oncologists were worried that their patients may not trust them if they showed they could not clearly explain all cBT‐related uncertainties 20 . However, it may be challenging for HCPs to communicate with their patients, whose poor overall health and cancer‐related comorbidities may exacerbate the limited comprehension of cBT‐related aspects 52,53 . Evidence on HCPs' knowledge of cBT‐related concepts, the sources they used to educate themselves and their confidence in conveying cBT‐related concepts to their patients was relatively scarce and often subjective 20,22,43,45–47,49,50,54 .…”

“…Aside from the key role of genetics HCPs, 44,45,53,55,61 the roles of non‐oncology HCPs were not extensively discussed in the identified studies. Integrating cBT into daily clinical practice will require oncologists to collaborate with other professions such as navigators, oncology nurses, geneticists, bioinformaticians, pathologists, laboratory personnel, and psychologists 7,55 .…”

“…While many HCPs acknowledged that keeping up with advancements in precision oncology (e.g., up-to-date scientific literature) was important, 45 this was found to additionally burden the HCPs 20 and require support from a multidisciplinary team. 7,11,41,55 Aside from the key role of genetics HCPs, 44,45,53,55,61 the roles of non-oncology HCPs were not extensively discussed in the identified studies. Integrating cBT into daily clinical practice will require oncologists to collaborate with other professions such as navigators, oncology nurses, geneticists, bioinformaticians, pathologists, laboratory personnel, and psychologists.…”

“…The Netherlands 4 (9.5) 17,26,40,51 France 3 (7.1) 11, 41,44 Other (Belgium, Germany) 3 (7.1) 7,12,39 EMR Saudi Arabia 1 (2.4) 62 Study design Qualitative 10 (23.8) 12,17,[19][20][21]26,[36][37][38]53 Quantitative 7 (16.7) 18,27,28,43,50,51,80 Combined-qualitative and quantitative a 8 (19.0) [29][30][31][32][33][47][48][49] Other b 17 (40.5) 7,11,22,34,35,[39][40][41][42][44][45][46]52,54,55,61,…”

“…20 However, it may be challenging for HCPs to communicate with their patients, whose poor overall health and cancer-related comorbidities may exacerbate the limited comprehension of cBT-related aspects. 52,53 Evidence on HCPs' knowledge of cBT-related concepts, the sources they used to educate themselves and their confidence in conveying cBTrelated concepts to their patients was relatively scarce and often subjective. 20,22,43,[45][46][47]49,50,54 Two large studies from the United States showed that oncologists used different resources to learn about new cBT methods depending on their affiliation (academic/non-academic) and location (urban/suburban/rural).…”