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Psychosocial impact of the lack of information given at referral about familial risk for cancer.

Psycho-oncology - 1 May 2007

Metcalfe Alison, Werrett Julie, Burgess Lucy, Clifford Collette

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We aimed to identify patient' information and communication needs irrespective of their risk level, when they are referred for genetic risk assessment and genetic counselling for a predisposition to cancer. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of individuals referred to a clinical genetics unit for a risk assessment of their genetic predisposition to either breast, ovarian...

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PMID: 16933207
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1081

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