A qualitative study of barriers to genetic counseling and potential for mobile technology education among women with ovarian cancer

A qualitative study of barriers to genetic counseling and potential for mobile technology education among women with ovarian cancer

Abstract Background National guidelines recommend genetic counseling for all ovarian cancer patients because up to 20% of ovarian cancers are thought to be due to hereditary cancer syndromes and effective cancer screening and prevention options exist for at-risk family members. Despite these recomme...

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Main Authors: Rachel Isaksson Vogel, Kristin Niendorf, Heewon Lee, Sue Petzel, Hee Yun Lee, Melissa A. Geller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice
Subjects:
Mobile health
mHealth
Mobile technology
Ovarian cancer
Genetic counseling
Familial Cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13053-018-0095-z

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