Background: Identification of a genetic basis underlying certain types of cancer has led to an
increase in demand for genetic counseling about individual risks of the disease. We …

Knowledge of the inherited risk for cancer is an important component of preventive
oncology. In addition to well-established syndromes of cancer predisposition, much remains …

Abstract The Multidimensional Impact of Cancer Risk Assessment (MICRA) is a new tool to
measure the specific impact of result disclosure after genetic testing. The authors compared …

Outlines how cognitive behavioural assessment, formulation and intervention strategies can
be tailored to chronic medical problems. Formulation diagrams and extracts from treatment …

Meta-analytic methods were used to determine the impact of genetic counselling on women
with a family history of breast cancer. Published studies with prospective designs and …

Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of the effects of genetic counselling and testing
for familial breast cancer on women's perception of risk and psychological morbidity. Data …

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common hereditary heart disease associated with
heart failure and sudden death. Quality of life and psychological distress were found to be …

Internal locus of control is an important personality trait strongly related to many economic
outcomes. We show that the probability to own equity and the share of equity in household …

Variation in the levels of distress in women at increased risk of breast cancer has been
reported, yet there is limited understanding of the factors that are associated with heightened …

The purpose of this study was to explore the connection between experiential knowledge of
hereditary breast/ovarian cancer and understandings of personal cancer risk. Using a …