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Integration of genomics in cancer care.
Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing - 1 Mar 2013
Santos Erika Maria Monteiro, Edwards Quannetta T, Floria-Santos Milena, Rogatto Silvia Regina, Achatz Maria Isabel Waddington, MacDonald Deborah J
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PURPOSE: The article aims to introduce nurses to how genetics-genomics is currently integrated into cancer care from prevention to treatment and influencing oncology nursing practice. ORGANIZING CONSTRUCT: An overview of genetics-genomics is described as it relates to cancer etiology, hereditary cancer syndromes, epigenetics factors, and management of care considerations. METHODS: Peer-reviewed literature and...
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