Healthy women from suspected hereditary breast and ovarian cancer families: The significant others in their lives

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 169-179

  Kenen, R ^a   Arden Jones, A ^b   Eeles, R ^b  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer genetics counselling; Communication and interaction patterns; Familial breast ovarian cancer; Significant others; Social structure; Social support

Indexed keywords

BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER FAMILY; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER RISK; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OVARY CARCINOMA; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; RISK; SIBLING RELATIONS;

EID: 2442440648     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2004.00460.x     Document Type: Review

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