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Challenges in managing genetic cancer risk: a long-term qualitative study of unaffected women carrying BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations.

Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Sept 2015

Caiata-Zufferey Maria, Pagani Olivia, Cina Viviane, Membrez Véronique, Taborelli Monica, Unger Sheila, Murphy Anne, Monnerat Christian, Chappuis Pierre O

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PURPOSE: Women carrying BRCA1/BRCA2 germ-line mutations have an increased risk of developing breast/ovarian cancer. To minimize this risk, international guidelines recommend lifelong surveillance and preventive measures. This study explores the challenges that unaffected women genetically predisposed to breast/ovarian cancer face in managing their risk over time and the psychosocial processes behind these...

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PMID: 25503500
DOI: 10.1038/gim.2014.183

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