A qualitative study of the information needs of high-risk women undergoing prophylactic oophorectomy.

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This qualitative study sought to determine the information needs of high-risk pre-menopausal women who had undergone prophylactic bilateral oophorectomy to manage their inherited risk of ovarian cancer. In-depth interviews were carried out with 23 high-risk women following surgery. Although the benefit of risk reduction was perceived as out weighing the costs of surgery, many women reported that they would have...

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