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Moral concerns of different types of patients in clinical BRCA1/2 gene mutation testing.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 May 1999
Goelen G, Rigo A, Bonduelle M, De Grève J
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PURPOSE: Implementing predictive genetic testing for a severe and common chronic disease such as breast cancer may raise unique ethical problems. Here we report on moral concerns experienced by patients in the setting of genetic counseling based on BRCA1/2 gene testing. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients were members of breast or breast/ovarian cancer families in a consecutive series of 100 families who received...
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