Working toward an understanding of the impact of hereditary cancers.

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Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer is a genetically inherited aggressive form of stomach cancer. Once the person is diagnosed as having this gene, they have a 75%-80% chance of inheriting the cancer. People who are at risk of this genetic mutation have to meet many challenges relating to the implications of the disease. An understanding is required by nurses to guide them in the provision of care for those...

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