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Genetic counseling and testing for breast cancer risk in African Americans.

LDI issue brief - 1 Sept 2006

Halbert Chanita Hughes

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Genetic testing for susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancer (BRCA1/2 testing) has been available in clinical settings since 1996. Increasingly, such testing is helping women at increased risk make decisions about breast cancer screening and prevention. African American women have participated in genetic counseling and testing programs less than white women, despite greater rates of early onset disease and...

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Attitude to Health
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Genes, BRCA1
Genes, BRCA2
Genetic Counseling

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PMID: 17302016

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