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Using a family systems approach to investigate cancer risk communication within melanoma families.
Psycho-oncology - 1 Oct 2010
Harris Julie N, Hay Jennifer, Kuniyuki Alan, Asgari Maryam M, Press Nancy, Bowen Deborah J
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OBJECTIVE: The family provides an important communication nexus for information and support exchange about family cancer history, and adoption of family-wide cancer risk reduction strategies. The goals of this study were to (1) use the family systems theory to identify characteristics of this sample of families at increased risk of developing melanoma and (2) to relate familial characteristics to the frequency...
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