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What Black Women Know and Want to Know About Counseling and Testing for BRCA1/2.

Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education - 1 Jun 2015

Adams Inez, Christopher Juleen, Williams Karen Patricia, Sheppard Vanessa B

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Black women are just as likely to have hereditary breast cancer mutations as White women, yet their participation in genetic counseling and testing is substantially lower. This study sought to describe Black women's awareness and perceptions of BRCA1/2 testing and to identify barriers and motivators to seeking BRCA1/2 services. Fifty intercept interviews were conducted with Black women in public places (a...

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PMID: 25301325
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-014-0740-9
PMCID: PMC4393763

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