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Colorectal Cancer in the Family: Psychosocial Distress and Social Issues in the Years Following Genetic Counselling

1 Jan 2007

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BACKGROUND: This study examined: (1) levels of cancer-specific distress more than one year after genetic counselling for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC); (2) associations between sociodemographic, clinical and psychosocial factors and levels of distress; (3) the impact of genetic counselling on family relationships, and (4) social consequences of genetic counselling. METHODS: In this...

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PMID: 19725985
DOI: 10.1186/1897-4287-5-2-59

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