Decision-making about inherited cancer risk: Exploring dimensions of genetic responsibility

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 252-264

  Etchegary, Holly ^a   Miller, Fiona ^b   Delaat, Sonya ^c   Wilson, Brenda ^d   Carroll, June ^e   Cappelli, Mario ^f  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetic responsibility; Genetic testing; Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer; Inherited breast ovarian cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67349277472     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-009-9218-z     Document Type: Article

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