Sources of uncertainty about daughters' breast cancer risk that emerge during genetic counseling consultations

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 292-304

  Bylund, Carma L ^a   Fisher, Carla L ^b   Brashers, Dale ^c   Edgerson, Shawna ^a   Glogowski, Emily A ^a   Boyar, Sherry R ^a   Kemel, Yelena ^a   Spencer, Sara ^d   Kissane, David ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BRCA1; BRCA2; Breast cancer; Communication; Family communication; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing; Grounded theory; Qualitative research; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; UNCERTAINTY;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENES, BRCA1; GENES, BRCA2; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84863632251     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-011-9400-y     Document Type: Article

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