Psychosocial issues associated with increased breast and ovarian cancer risk: findings from focus groups.

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The advent of genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility has raised concurrent psychosocial issues. Within the context of limited health care resources, the ability to identify a subgroup of women who are at increased genetic risk for breast and ovarian cancers and who are also vulnerable to significant psychosocial sequelae is critical. Use of a focus group methodology substantiated the notion...

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