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Implications of living with a strong family history of breast cancer.

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres - 1 Jun 2009

Maheu Christine

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The findings presented here are from a qualitative study in which data were gathered from 20 women who had received inconclusive genetic testing results for inherited breast cancer susceptibility. Before describing the significance, for them, of their genetic test results, all of the participants...

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