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   ^{1 *} , 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 Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

² University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

*these authors contributed equally