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Engagement with Genetic Information and Uptake of Genetic Testing: the Role of Trust and Personal Cancer History.

Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education - 1 Aug 2018

Roberts Megan C, Taber Jennifer M, Klein William M

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We used national survey data to (1) determine the extent to which individuals trust the sources from which they are most likely to receive information about cancer-related genetic tests (BRCA1/2, Lynch syndrome), (2) examine how level of trust for sources of genetic information might be related to cancer-related genetic testing uptake, and (3) determine whether key factors, such as cancer history and numeracy,...

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PMID: 28105554
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-016-1160-9

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