Cancer risk perceptions and distress among women attending a familial ovarian cancer clinic

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 594-599

  Cull, A ^a   Fry, A ^a   Rush, R ^a   Steel, C M ^b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer risk; Genetic counselling; Ovarian cancer; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OVARY CANCER; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0035793837     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1651     Document Type: Article

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