Health motivation and emotional vigilance in genetic testing for prostate cancer risk.

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Actual uptake of genetic testing for cancer susceptibility is generally lower than 50%, despite a high initial interest above 80%. As population-based genetic testing for cancer susceptibility becomes more widespread, there will be an increasing need to understand the relationship of patient-affective factors to test intention and actual uptake behavior. Using hypothetical genetic testing for prostate cancer...

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