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Misperceptions of ovarian cancer risk in women at increased risk for hereditary ovarian cancer.
Familial cancer - 1 Jun 2014
Meiser Bettina, Price Melanie A, Butow Phyllis N, Rahman Belinda, Tucker Kathy, Cheah Benjamin, Bickerstaffe Adrian, Hopper John, Phillips Kelly-Anne
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This study assessed the sociodemographic, medical and psychological predictors of accuracy of perceived risk in women at increased genetic risk for ovarian cancer. Women participating in a large cohort study who were at increased risk of ovarian and fallopian tube cancer, had no personal history of cancer and had ≥1 ovary in situ at cohort enrollment, were eligible. Women completed self-administered...
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