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Quality of Life and Psychological State in Chinese Breast Cancer Patients Who Received BRCA1/2 Genetic Testing.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Qiu Jiajia, Guan Jiaqin, Yang Xiaochen, Wu Jiong, Liu Guangyu, Di Genhong, Chen Canming, Hou Yifeng, Han Qixia, Shen Zhenzhou, Shao Zhimin, Hu Zhen
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BACKGROUND: This study aims to understand the quality of life (QOL) and psychological state (PS) of Chinese breast cancer patients who received BRCA1/2 genetic testing; to examine the psychological changes between BRCA1/2 mutation carriers and non-carriers; and to further explore the psychological experience of BRCA1/2 mutation carriers. METHODS: This study was combined with quantitative and qualitative designs....
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