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Genetic testing for susceptibility to breast cancer: findings from women's focus groups.

Journal of women's health - 1 Jun 1997

Tessaro I, Borstelmann N, Regan K, Rimer B K, Winer E

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Before designing an intervention to assist women in making informed decisions about BRCA1 testing, we conducted focus groups with women who had breast cancer and unaffected women whose relatives had it to better understand women's knowledge, concerns about testing, and potential influences and su...

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PMID: 9201666
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1997.6.317

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