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Likelihood of undergoing genetic testing for cancer risk: a population-based study.

Preventive medicine - 1 Feb 2000

Bosompra K, Flynn B S, Ashikaga T, Rairikar C J, Worden J K, Solomon L J

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BACKGROUND: Studies on public perceptions of genetic susceptibility testing for cancer risks are few and tend to focus on specific cancer risks of higher-risk populations, ignoring the general population and their perceived risk of getting any cancers. This study develops and tests a psychosocial...

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PMID: 10656843
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1999.0610

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