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Interest and beliefs about BRCA genetic counseling among at-risk Latinas in New York City.
Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Jun 2010
Sussner Katarina M, Jandorf Lina, Thompson Hayley S, Valdimarsdottir Heiddis B
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BACKGROUND: Latinas are less likely to use genetic services (counseling and testing) for hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer risk compared to other ethnic groups. Meanwhile, little is known about barriers to genetic counseling among Latinas at increased risk of inherited breast cancer. METHODS: A two-phase pilot study was conducted to examine interest, barriers and beliefs about BRCA genetic counseling among...
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