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Genetically at-risk status and individual agency. A qualitative study on asymptomatic women living with genetic risk of breast/ovarian cancer.

Social science & medicine (1982) - 1 May 2015

Caiata-Zufferey Maria

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For the last 20 years, genetic tests have allowed unaffected women to determine whether they are predisposed to developing breast/ovarian cancer due to BRCA1/2 gene mutations. In the event of adverse results, women receive a specific label associated with a set of medical recommendations: the genetically at-risk status. This qualitative study adopted a life-course perspective to understand the impact of this...

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PMID: 25813728
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.03.037

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