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Exploring the course of psychological distress around two successive control visits in women at hereditary risk of breast cancer.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Jul 2005
van Dooren Silvia, Seynaeve Caroline, Rijnsburger Adriana J, Duivenvoorden Hugo J, Essink-Bot Marie-Louise, Tilanus-Linthorst Madeleine M A, Klijn Jan G M, de Koning Harry J, Tibben Aad
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In this article we determined the course of psychological distress during a breast cancer surveillance program in women at increased risk of developing hereditary breast cancer (BC). The sample comprised of 357 unaffected women (mean age 40.5 years) adhering to a surveillance programme (MRISC-study). Before and after two successive biannual surveillance appointments, the Impact of Event Scale (BC-specific...
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