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A literature review of the psychological impact of genetic testing on breast cancer patients.

Patient education and counseling - 1 Jul 2006

Schlich-Bakker Kathryn J, ten Kroode Herman F J, Ausems Margreet G E M

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OBJECTIVE: Easier access and increased awareness results in more referral for genetic testing for hereditary breast cancer in healthy at-risk women and breast cancer patients. To investigate the psychological impact of genetic testing on breast cancer patients, literature pertaining to this group was reviewed. METHOD: Medline and PsychInfo databases were searched over the period 1995-2004 for studies aimed at...

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PMID: 16242293
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2005.08.012

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