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Exploring cancer genetics and care of the family: an evolving challenge for palliative care.

International journal of palliative nursing - 1 Feb 2006

Lillie Alison Kate

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There is a growing scientific understanding and increasing public awareness of the influence of genetics on the development of cancer. This article, which is based on a review of the literature, focuses on how the awareness of genetic predisposition to cancer is affecting patients and their families. It highlights the way that risk assessment for predisposition to cancer can conflict with traditional models of...

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PMID: 16603995
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2006.12.2.20533

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