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Short-term psychological impact of the BRCA1/2 test result in women with breast cancer according to their perceived probability of genetic predisposition to cancer.

British journal of cancer - 19 Mar 2013

Brédart A, Kop J L, Depauw A, Caron O, Sultan S, Leblond D, Fajac A, Buecher B, Gauthier-Villars M, Noguès C, Flahault C, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Dolbeault S

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BACKGROUND: The effect of BRCA1/2 gene test result on anxiety, depression, cancer-related thought intrusion or avoidance and perceived control over cancer risk was assessed in breast cancer (BC) patients, according to their perceived probability of genetic predisposition to cancer. METHODS: Two hundred and forty-three (89% response rate) women with BC completed questionnaires after an initial genetic counselling...

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PMID: 23462725
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2012.599
PMCID: PMC3619058

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