"the cancer bond": Exploring the formation of cancer risk perception in families with Lynch Syndrome

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 473-486

  Palmquist, Aunchalee E L ^a,e   Koehly, Laura M ^a   Peterson, Susan K ^b   Shegog, Margarette ^c   Vernon, Sally W ^d   Gritz, Ellen R ^b  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family communication; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing; Lynch Syndrome; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS, HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78650021677     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-010-9299-8     Document Type: Article

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