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Risk communication in genetic testing for cancer susceptibility.

Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs - 1 Jan 1999

Croyle R T, Lerman C

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Risk communication is an integral part of genetic counseling and testing for cancer susceptibility. This paper reviews the emerging literature on this topic. Three relevant aspects of risk communication are addressed: communication of individual risk, communication of the risks inherent in genetic testing, and family communications related to risk. These studies suggest that (a) most individuals with some family...

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PMID: 10854459
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jncimonographs.a024210

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