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Informing relatives about their hereditary or familial cancer risk: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Trials - 20 Mar 2014
de Geus Eveline, Aalfs Cora M, Verdam Mathilde G E, de Haes Hanneke C J M, Smets Ellen M A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic counseling for hereditary breast or colon cancer has implications for both counselees and their relatives. Although counselees are encouraged by genetic counselors to disclose genetic cancer risk information, they do not always share this information with their at-risk relatives. Reasons for not informing relatives may be generally categorized as a lack of knowledge, motivation and/or...
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