Living with the BRCA genetic mutation: An uncertain conclusion to an unending process

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 125-134

  Dimillo, J ^a   Samson, A ^b   Theriault A ^b   Lowry, S ^c   Corsini, L ^c   Verma, S ^b,c,d   Tomiak, E ^b,c,e  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

BRCA1 2; breast cancer; genetic testing; psycho oncology; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FAMILY HEALTH; FEAR; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MUTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; UNCERTAINTY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEAR; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MUTATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; UNCERTAINTY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874135596     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2012.687827     Document Type: Article

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