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Using a family history intervention to improve cancer risk perception in a black community.

Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Dec 2011

Murthy Vinaya S, Garza Mary A, Almario Donna A, Vogel Kristen J, Grubs Robin E, Gettig Elizabeth A, Wilson John W, Thomas Stephen B

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Few studies examine the use of family history to influence risk perceptions in the African American population. This study examined the influence of a family health history (FHH) intervention on risk perceptions for breast (BRCA), colon (CRC), and prostate cancers (PRCA) among African Americans in Pittsburgh, PA. Participants (n = 665) completed pre- and post-surveys and FHHs. We compared their objective and...

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PMID: 21773879
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-011-9389-2
PMCID: PMC4335264

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