Women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations renegotiating a post-prophylactic mastectomy identity: Self-image and self-disclosure

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 789-798

  Kenen, Regina H ^a   Shapiro, Pamela J ^b   Hantsoo, Liisa ^c   Friedman, Susan ^d   Coyne, James C ^c  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered FORCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Prophylactic mastectomy; Reconstruction; Renegotiation of the self; Self disclosure; Self image; Stigma; Web based support group

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; OVARY CANCER; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SUPPORT GROUP;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENES, BRCA1; GENES, BRCA2; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MASTECTOMY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SURVIVORS;

EID: 35948946063     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-007-9112-5     Document Type: Article

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