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Psychological impact of genetic counseling for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer: the role of cancer history, gender, age, and psychological distress.

Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Apr 2011

Hasenbring Monika I, Kreddig Nina, Deges Gabriele, Epplen Joerg T, Kunstmann Erdmute, Stemmler Susanne, Schulmann Karsten, Willert Joerg, Schmiegel Wolf

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AIMS: We prospectively examined the impact of an initial interdisciplinary genetic counseling (human geneticist, oncologist, and psycho-oncologist) on feelings of anxiety with a special focus on subgroups related to personal cancer history, gender, age, and education. RESULTS: At baseline, cancer-affected men revealed a significantly higher level of anxiety than unaffected men (p<0.05), whereas history of cancer...

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PMID: 21194311
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2010.0165

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