Formal and informal support needs of young women with BRCA mutations

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 111-133

  Werner Lin, Allison ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast and ovarian cancer; Genetic testing; Hereditary cancer risk; Psychosocial distress; Social support; Women

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; FRIEND; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; OVARY CANCER; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP; WORKER; ANXIETY; BREAST TUMOR; GENETICS; HEALTH SERVICE; POINT MUTATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENES, BRCA1; GENES, BRCA2; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; POINT MUTATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 65749195051     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347330802359776     Document Type: Article

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