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Exploring the short-term impact of DNA-testing in breast cancer patients: the counselees' perception matters, but the actual BRCA1/2 result does not.

Patient education and counseling - 1 Feb 2012

Vos Joël, Oosterwijk Jan C, Gomez-Garcia Encarna, Menko Fred H, Collee Margriet J, van Asperen Christi J, Jansen Anna M, Stiggelbout Anne M, Tibben Aad

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OBJECTIVE: Previous studies suggest that learning a DNA-test-result has no direct impact on the medical-decisions and psychological well-being of counselees. Their perception, especially their recollections and interpretations of their cancer-risks and heredity, predict and/or mediate this impact...

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PMID: 21684708
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.04.017

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