Genetic testing for colon cancer susceptibility: Anticipated reactions of patients and challenges to providers

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 58-61

  Lerman, Caryn ^a   Marshall, John ^a   Audrain, Janet ^a   Gomez Caminero, Andres ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIALS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS, HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029883237     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19960220)69:1<58::AID-IJC15>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Conference Paper

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