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Experiences of BRCA1/2 Gene Mutation-Positive Women With Cancer in Communicating Genetic Risk to Their Relatives.
Cancer nursing - 1 Jan 2000
Seven Memnun, Shah Lisa L, Daack-Hirsch Sandra, Yazici Hülya
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BACKGROUND: When a woman is diagnosed with hereditary breast or ovarian cancer, family members may be at high risk of cancers associated with BRCA1/2 gene mutation and benefit from disclosure of the genetic test result. This duty of informing relatives may be distressing, or relatives may not be properly informed. OBJECTIVE: To qualitatively describe breast cancer patients' experiences communicating genetic risk...
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