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Psychological impact of genetic testing for cancer susceptibility: an update of the literature.

Psycho-oncology - 1 Dec 2005

Meiser Bettina

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This article presents an overview of the rapidly evolving body of literature on the psychological impact of genetic testing for hereditary breast/ovarian cancer susceptibility, hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). Uptake of genetic testing for BRCA1/2 and HNPCC-related mutations is more consistently related to psychological factors, rather than...

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PMID: 15937976
DOI: 10.1002/pon.933

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