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Illness representations and distress in women undergoing screening for familial ovarian cancer.

Psychology & health - 1 Dec 2011

Lancastle D, Brain K, Phelps C

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Women with a familial or genetic predisposition to ovarian cancer are at significantly increased risk of developing the disease, and this warrants effective risk management strategies. A clinical trial of ovarian cancer screening (OCS) is being conducted to establish the effectiveness of this risk management strategy. This article reports data from its psychological partner study which aims to evaluate the...

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PMID: 21736431
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2011.555544

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