Assessing the knowledge and attitudes regarding genetic testing for breast cancer risk in our region of Southeastern Georgia

Breast Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-192

  MacNew, H G ^a   Rudolph, Ray ^a   Brower, S T ^a   Beck, A N ^a   Meister, E A ^b  

^a Memorial University Health Center   (Georgia)

^b Hoskins Center for Biomedical Research   (Georgia)

Author keywords

BRCA; Breast cancer; Genetic testing

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNICITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETICS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS; TUMOR GENE;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENES, BRCA1; GENES, BRCA2; GENETIC TESTING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77953597392     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2009.00880.x     Document Type: Article

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