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Psychological support needs for women at high genetic risk of breast cancer: some preliminary indicators.

Psycho-oncology - 1 Jan 2000

Hopwood P, Keeling F, Long A, Pool C, Evans G, Howell A

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The number of women in the UK seeking genetic counselling, testing and preventative treatment is rapidly increasing. In Manchester 600-800 women are now referred annually to the Family History Clinic. As yet there is no formal provision for this service within the NHS, but research is underway to evaluate such clinics and to identify the psychosocial sequelae of genetic risk counselling. To date, findings have...

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PMID: 9809331
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1611(1998090)7:5<402::AID-PON317>3.0.CO;2-X

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