Behavioral and psychosocial effects of rapid genetic counseling and testing in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients: Design of a multicenter randomized clinical trial

Behavioral and psychosocial effects of rapid genetic counseling and testing in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients: Design of a multicenter randomized clinical trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It has been estimated that between 5% and 10% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have a hereditary form of the disease, primarily caused by a <it>BRCA1 </it>or <it>BRCA2 </it>gene mutation. Such women have...

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Main Authors: Valdimarsdottir Heiddis B, van der Luijt Rob B, Hogervorst Frans BL, Hahn Daniela EE, Bleiker Eveline MA, Verhoef Senno, Ausems Margreet GEM, Wevers Marijke R, van Hillegersberg Richard, Rutgers Emiel, Aaronson Neil K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/11/6

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