Does genetic counseling have any impact on management of breast cancer risk?

Genetic Testing

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-174

  Watson, M ^a,b,f   Kash, K M ^c   Homewood, J ^b   Ebbs, S ^d   Murday, V ^e   Eeles, R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 21044439547     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gte.2005.9.167     Document Type: Article

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