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Primary care physicians' knowledge and attitudes towards genetic testing for breast-ovarian cancer predisposition.

Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 Sept 2000

Escher M, Sappino A P

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BACKGROUND: Primary health care providers are expected to be directly involved in the genetic testing for cancer susceptibility. This study assessed physicians' knowledge, attitude and perception of their role towards testing for hereditary breast ovarian cancer. DESIGN: A mail-in survey was sent to all general practitioners, internists, obstetrician-gynecologists and oncologists in private practice in Geneva...

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PMID: 11061607
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008319114278

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