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Heightened perception of breast cancer risk in young women at risk of familial breast cancer.

Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2018

Glassey Rachael, O'Connor Moira, Ives Angela, Saunders Christobel, O'Sullivan Sarah, Hardcastle Sarah J

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The objective of this study was to explore the factors that influence perceived personal risk of developing breast cancer (BC) in younger women (<35) who are considering or have undergone bilateral prophylactic mastectomy (BPM). Qualitative interviews guided by interpretative phenomenological analysis were conducted with 46 women who had a strong family history of BC and had either undergone (n = 26) or were...

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PMID: 28501958
DOI: 10.1007/s10689-017-0001-2

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