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Being 'at-risk' for developing cancer: cognitive representations and psychological outcomes.

Journal of behavioral medicine - 1 Apr 2009

Shiloh Shoshana, Drori Erga, Orr-Urtreger Avi, Friedman Eitan

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This study investigated cognitive representations and psychological effects of being 'at-risk' for cancer. Perceived personal risk for cancer and causal attributions for cancer were measured in four groups: women identified as carriers of mutations in breast/ovarian cancer genes BRCA1 BRCA2, habitual smokers, X-ray technicians, and an average-risk group. Despite differences in awareness of their risk status and...

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PMID: 18807164
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-008-9178-z

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