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"Social separation" among women under 40 years of age diagnosed with breast cancer and carrying a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation.

Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Jun 2006

Kenen Regina, Ardern-Jones Audrey, Eeles Rosalind

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We conducted an exploratory, qualitative study investigating experiences of women who had developed breast cancer under the age of 40 and who were identified as BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers. These germline mutation carriers face an increased lifetime risk of a second primary breast cancer and an increased risk for a primary ovarian cancer. Thirteen women who fit this criteria participated in three focus...

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PMID: 16724273
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-005-9015-2

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