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Utilization of religious coping strategies among African American women at increased risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
Family & community health - 1 Jan 2000
Weathers Benita, Kessler Lisa, Collier Aliya, Stopfer Jill E, Domchek Susan, Halbert Chanita Hughes
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This observational study evaluated utilization of religious coping strategies among 95 African American women who were at increased risk for having a BRCA1/BRCA2 (BRCA1/2) mutation. Overall, women reported high levels of collaborative coping; however, women with fewer than 2 affected relatives (beta = -1.97, P = 0.04) and those who had a lower perceived risk of having a BRCA1/2 mutation (beta = -2.72, P = 0.01)...
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