Family history of breast cancer: what do women understand and recall about their genetic risk?

doi:10.1136/jmg.35.9.731

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Family history of breast cancer: what do women understand and recall about their genetic risk?

Journal of medical genetics - 1 Sept 1998

Watson M, Duvivier V, Wade Walsh M, Ashley S, Davidson J, Papaikonomou M, Murday V, Sacks N, Eeles R

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The current study has two aims: (1) to look at people's recall of risk information after genetic counselling and (2) to determine the impact of receiving an audiotape of the genetic consultation on level of recall, cancer related worry, and women's uptake of risk management methods. Using a prosp...

Topics

Breast Neoplasms
Female
Genetic Counseling
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Mental Recall
Risk Factors
Tape Recording

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