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Development of a communication aid to facilitate risk communication in consultations with unaffected women from high risk breast cancer families: a pilot study.
Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Oct 2006
Lobb E A, Butow P N, Moore A, Barratt A, Tucker K, Gaff C, Kirk J, Dudding T, Butt D
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UNLABELLED: The literature on risk perception in women from high-risk breast cancer families reveals persistent over-estimation of risk, even after counseling. In this study, a communication aid was designed to facilitate discussion of risk between clinical geneticists and genetic counselors and women from this high-risk population. METHOD: Stage 1. The aid was developed by an expert panel of clinical...
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