Impact of BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation testing on psychologic distress in a clinic-based sample

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 514-520

  Schwartz, Marc D ^a   Peshkin, Beth N ^a   Hughes, Chanita ^a   Main, David ^a   Isaacs, Claudine ^a   Lerman, Caryn ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONCOGENE; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENES, BRCA1; GENES, BRCA2; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0037080277     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.20.2.514     Document Type: Article

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