Achieving Equity in Genomic Testing for Breast Cancer through Partner-led Strategies and Policies

PI: Manali Patel, Stanford University

Genomic testing, tests that can identify specific breast cancer tumor changes to guide appropriate treatment, is recommended by national organizations after diagnosis of breast cancer. However, people from low-income households and racial and ethnic minorities are less likely than White, affluent populations to receive genomic testing and corresponding treatments. In California, it remains unknown whether testing is routinely delivered and used to guide breast cancer care equitably and what barriers can successfully be addressed by policy to ensure equity. This project is currently underway and aims to determine the extent of and barriers to genomic testing for breast cancer among low-income and minority populations in California and design policy recommendations to overcome barriers.

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