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Decision-making process of women carrying a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation who have chosen prophylactic mastectomy.

Oncology nursing forum - 1 May 2010

McQuirter Megan, Castiglia Luisa Luciani, Loiselle Carmen G, Wong Nora

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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To explore the decision-making process of women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation who have chosen to undergo prophylactic mastectomy. DESIGN: Cross-sectional, qualitative, descriptive design. SETTING: Participants were recruited from an outpatient cancer prevention center in the oncology and medical genetics departments of a large university-affiliated hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada....

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PMID: 20439215
DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.313-320

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