Closing the loop: Action research in a multimodal hereditary cancer patient conference is an effective tool to assess and address patient needs

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 467-477

  Espenschied, Carin R ^a   MacDonald, Deborah J ^a   Culver, Julie O ^a   Sand, Sharon ^a   Hurley, Karen ^b   Banks, Kimberly C ^c   Weitzel, Jeffrey N ^a   Blazer, Kathleen R ^a  

^a Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

BRCA; Genetic counseling; Patient conference; Patient experiences; Patient needs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENES, BRCA1; GENES, BRCA2; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84866742107     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-012-0373-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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