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Effect on perceived control and psychological distress of genetic knowledge in women with breast cancer receiving a BRCA1/2 test result.
Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Feb 2017
Brédart Anne, Kop Jean-Luc, De Pauw Antoine, Caron Olivier, Fajac Anne, Noguès Catherine, Stoppa-Lyonnet Dominique, Dolbeault Sylvie
Abstract excerpt
Information provision during BRCA1/2 genetic counseling is complex and expected to be increasingly so with gene panel testing. This prospective study evaluated whether genetic knowledge in counselees with breast cancer (BC) after a pre-test genetic counseling visit (T1) enhance their feeling of personal control while minimizing distress after the notification of BRCA1/2 result (T2). At T1, 243 (89% response rate)...
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