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Is genetic counseling a stressful event?

Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) - 1 Oct 2011

Nordin Karin, Roshanai Afsaneh, Bjorvatn Cathrine, Wollf Katharina, Mikkelsen Ellen M, Bjelland Ingvar, Kvale Gerd

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PURPOSE: The aim of this paper was to investigate whether cancer genetic counseling could be considered as a stressful event and associated with more anxiety and/or depression compared to other cancer-related events for instance attending mammography screening or receiving a cancer diagnosis. METHODS: A total of 4911 individuals from three Scandinavian countries were included in the study. Data was collected from...

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PMID: 21864049
DOI: 10.3109/0284186X.2011.604343
PMCID: PMC3205818

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