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Psychological distress in women at risk of hereditary breast/ovarian or HNPCC cancers in the absence of demonstrated mutations.

Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2005

Geirdal Amy Østertun, Reichelt Jon G, Dahl Alv A, Heimdal Ketil, Maehle Lovise, Stormorken Astrid, Møller Pål

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AIM: To examine psychological distress in women at risk of familial breast-ovarian cancer (FBOC) or hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) with absence of demonstrated mutations in the family (unknown mutation). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two-hundred and fifty three consecutive women at risk of FBOC and 77 at risk of HNPCC and with no present or past history of cancer. They were aware of their risk and...

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PMID: 15951962
DOI: 10.1007/s10689-004-7995-y

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