Acceptance, motivators, and barriers in attending breast cancer genetic counseling in Asians

Cancer Detection and Prevention

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 412-418

  Chin, Tan Min ^a   Tan, Sing Huang ^a   Lim, Siew Eng ^a   Iau, Philip ^a   Yong, Wei Peng ^a   Wong, Seng Weng ^a   Lee, Soo Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Barriers; Breast cancer; Cancer detection; Cancer genetic counselling; Cancer risk; Demographics; Familiar cancer risk; Genetic risk assessment; Motivators; Perceived breast cancer risk; Predictive testing; Self administered questionaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGAPORE;

EID: 26044467912     PISSN: 0361090X     EISSN: 15251500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cdp.2005.06.009     Document Type: Article

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