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Prevalence and detection of psychosocial problems in cancer genetic counseling.

Familial cancer - 1 Dec 2015

Eijzenga W, Bleiker E M A, Hahn D E E, Van der Kolk L E, Sidharta G N, Aaronson N K

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Only a minority of individuals who undergo cancer genetic counseling experience heightened levels of psychological distress, but many more experience a range of cancer genetic-specific psychosocial problems. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of such psychosocial problems, and to identify possible demographic and clinical variables associated significantly with them. Consenting individuals...

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PMID: 25968807
DOI: 10.1007/s10689-015-9809-9
PMCID: PMC4630247

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