Five families living with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer risk

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-80

  Norris, Joan ^a   Spelic, Stephanie Stockard ^a   Snyder, Carrie ^b   Tinley, Susan ^c  

^a School of Nursing   (United States)

^b School of Medicine

^c CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; OVARY TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENES, BRCA1; GENES, BRCA2; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 70349245155     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/09.CJON.73-80     Document Type: Article

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