Danger Zones: Risk Perceptions of Young Women From Families With Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cance...
Danger Zones: Risk Perceptions of Young Women From Families With Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
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Malden, USA: Blackwell Publishing Inc
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English
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Malden, USA: Blackwell Publishing Inc
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Genetic testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) is predictive, not prophetic. Families frequently rely on multigenerational stories to make sense of the inherent ambiguity as they face medical decisions and navigate life's journeys. This study asks young women with elevated genetic risk how family histories with cancer and experienc...
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Danger Zones: Risk Perceptions of Young Women From Families With Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68326576
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68326576
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0014-7370
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1545-5300
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10.1111/j.1545-5300.2007.00215.x