Men in breast cancer families: A preliminary qualitative study of awareness and experience

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 739-744

  McAllister, Marion F ^a   Evans, D Gareth R ^b   Ormiston, Wilma ^c   Daly, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Awareness; Familial breast cancer; Family communication; Men

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL GENETICS; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031847821     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.35.9.739     Document Type: Article

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