Purpose An inconclusive DNA-result for breast cancer may leave women with uncertainty
that cannot be relieved. We assessed the influence of beliefs women held about their …

Purpose DNA mutation testing for breast cancer usually yields an uninformative result, which
is a negative result in the absence of a known BRCA mutation within the family. However …

Women from families in which many individuals have developed breast and/or ovarian
cancer may request for DNA-testing. A DNA-test result may disclose their own risks to …

OBJECTIVE: Previous studies suggest that learning a DNA-test-result has no direct impact
on the medical-decisions and psychological well-being of counselees. Their perception …

Background Several studies have shown that counselees do not experience
psychopathological levels of distress after DNA test result disclosure. However, it has not …

Psychological adjustment in 90 women (30 carriers and 60 non-carriers) who had
undergone genetic testing for mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast/ovarian cancer …

Objective: Meta-analysis was used to synthesize results of studies on emotional
consequences of predictive genetic testing for BRCA1/2 mutations conferring increased risk …

This prospective study evaluates emotional functioning and illness representations in 68
unaffected women (34 carriers/34 noncarriers) 1 year after predictive testing for BRCA1/2 …

Objective: Few data are available regarding the long‐term psychological impact of
uninformative BRCA1/2 test results. This study examines change in distress from pretesting …

Background: It has been hypothesized that the Outcomes of DNA testing (O) are better
predicted and/or mediated by the counselees' Perception P) than by the actually …