Awareness and preferences regarding BRCA1/2 genetic counseling and testing among latinas and non-latina white women at increased risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 625-638

  Gammon, Amanda Dawn ^a   Rothwell, Erin ^b   Simmons, Rebecca ^b   Lowery, Jan T ^c   Ballinger, Lori ^d   Hill, Deirdre A ^e   Boucher, Kenneth M ^a,b,f   Kinney, Anita Yeomans ^a,b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c Food Science and Human Nutrition   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Awareness; BRCA1 and BRCA2; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing; Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer; Latinos; Preferences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREAST TUMOR; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; OVARY TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

AWARENESS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENES, BRCA1; GENES, BRCA2; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 83555165200     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-011-9376-7     Document Type: Article

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