Upon review of our recently published article, “Cancers related to genetic mutations. Important psychosocial issues for Canadian family physicians” ( Can Fam Physician 2006;52:1425–31), we realized that we had neglected to include the option of transvaginal ultrasound examination within the ovarian cancer surveillance options in Table 1. As ultrasound examinations are standard surveillance practice among high-risk women, recommended by Cancer Care Ontario (management options for hereditary cancer at www.cancercare.on.ca), the US Preventive Services Task Force, and the National Society of Genetics Counselors, we thought it important that readers be made aware of our error.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
–Tara Power, LLB, PhD
–John Robinson, PhD, RPSYCH, Calgary, Alta, by e-mail