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Concerns about inherited risk of breast cancer prior to diagnosis in Japanese patients with breast complaints.

Familial cancer - 1 Dec 2011

Ando Noriko, Iwamitsu Yumi, Kuranami Masaru, Okazaki Shigemi, Yamamoto Kenji, Watanabe Masahiko, Miyaoka Hitoshi

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The purpose of this study was to reveal characteristics that underlie patients' expressions of concern about their genetic risk of breast cancer at an initial outpatient clinic visit prior to a definitive diagnosis of cancer. A total of 233 women, at their initial outpatient clinic visits, participated in semi-structured and open-ended interviews that surveyed their anxieties, worries, thoughts, and feelings....

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PMID: 21701918
DOI: 10.1007/s10689-011-9464-8

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