Interest in a support group among individuals tested for a BRCA1 gene mutation

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 15-37

  Hamann, Heidi A ^a   Croyle, Robert T ^b   Smith, Ken R ^a   Quan, Barbara N M ^a   McCance, Kathryn L ^a   Botkin, Jeffrey R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Genetic testing; Support group

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER SCREENING; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCOGENE; OVARY CARCINOMA; PATHOGENESIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 0034515785     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v18n04_02     Document Type: Article

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