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Decision-making about inherited cancer risk: exploring dimensions of genetic responsibility.

Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Jun 2009

Etchegary Holly, Miller Fiona, deLaat Sonya, Wilson Brenda, Carroll June, Cappelli Mario

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Since genetic information has implications for family members, some choices about genetic risk may be influenced by perceptions of responsibility to relatives. Drawing upon 25 semi-structured interviews with test recipients in Canada, this study explored decisions about inherited breast-ovarian and colon cancer. Qualitative data analysis revealed the pervasive significance of genetic responsibility in test...

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PMID: 19294336
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-009-9218-z

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