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Danger zones: risk perceptions of young women from families with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.

Family process - 1 Sept 2007

Werner-Lin Allison V

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Genetic testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) is predictive, not prophetic. Families frequently rely on multigenerational stories to make sense of the inherent ambiguity as they face medical decisions and navigate life's journeys. This study asks young women with elevated genetic risk how family histories with cancer and experiences with health professionals inform their beliefs about risk and...

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PMID: 17899857
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2007.00215.x

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