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Predictors of cancer worry in unaffected women from high risk breast cancer families: risk perception is not the primary issue.

Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Oct 2007

Price Melanie Anne, Butow Phyllis Noami, Lo Sing Kai, Wilson Judy

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Some women at increased familial risk of breast cancer experience elevated levels of cancer-specific worry, which can possibly act as a barrier to screening, and may be a significant factor in decisions regarding risk-reducing surgery. The aim of this study was to comprehensively examine predictors of cancer-specific worry in high risk women and to test a model which proposes that perceived breast cancer risk...

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PMID: 17828585
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-007-9105-4

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