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A qualitative study evaluating parental attitudes towards the creation of a female youth cohort (LEGACY) in the Breast Cancer Family Registry.
Psycho-oncology - 1 Jan 2010
Glendon Gord, Frost Caren J, Andrulis Irene L, Hanna Danielle, John Esther M, Phipps Amanda I, Thompson Amy, Venne Vickie, Ritvo Paul
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OBJECTIVES: Expanding the existing Breast Cancer Family Registry (BCFR) to enrol daughters aged 6-17 years in a prospective cohort study named LEGACY (Lessons in Epidemiology and Genetics of Adult Cancer from Youth) offers the opportunity to study the effects of genetic and environmental exposures in youth on adult breast cancer risk. Few studies have assessed parents' willingness to enroll their daughters in...
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