'Why Don't We Get Counselling?': Comparing NICE Guidelines for Morphological and Genetic Cancer Risk Diagnoses.

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BACKGROUND: In the UK's National Health Service (NHS), there is specific psychosocial care offered to people with genetic cancer risk conditions but not morphological cancer risk conditions. As researchers develop new ways to diagnose morphological risk conditions, including precancers and in situ cancers, it is important to consider the psychosocial care that those diagnosed might require. OBJECTIVES: This study...

Topics

• Humans
• Genetic Counseling
• Genetic Predisposition to Disease
• Practice Guidelines as Topic
• United Kingdom
• Female
• Genetic Testing