Article
Hereditary cancer risk notification and testing: how interested is the general population?
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 May 1997
Andrykowski M A, Lightner R, Studts J L, Munn R K
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Great interest in predictive testing for hereditary cancer syndromes has been reported. Prior research has focused on testing for specific hereditary syndromes and/or among individuals at high risk for positive carrier status. Given anticipated expansion of both the range of hereditary s...
Topics
- Adult
- Attitude to Health
- Disclosure
- Disease Susceptibility
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Testing
- Health Surveys
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasms
- Population Surveillance
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Regression Analysis
- Risk
- Sampling Studies
- Socioeconomic Factors