Breast Cancer Risk Perceptions among Relatives of Women with Uninformative Negative BRCA1/2 Test Results: The Moderating Effect of the Amount of Shared …
DO Himes, MF Clayton, GW Donaldson… - Journal of genetic …, 2016 - Springer
The most common result of BRCA1/2 mutation testing when performed in a family without a
previously identified mutation is an uninformative negative test result. Women in these …
previously identified mutation is an uninformative negative test result. Women in these …
Follow-up effects of a tailored pre-counseling website with question prompt in breast cancer genetic counseling
A Albada, S van Dulmen, P Spreeuwenberg… - Patient Education and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective Pre-counseling education helps counselees to prepare for breast cancer genetic
counseling and might subsequently result in more positive experiences, improved cognitive …
counseling and might subsequently result in more positive experiences, improved cognitive …
Longer-term influence of breast cancer genetic counseling on cognitions and distress: Smaller benefits for affected versus unaffected women
AH Pieterse, MGEM Ausems, P Spreeuwenberg… - Patient education and …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate outcomes of breast cancer genetic counseling in women with and
without breast cancer. METHODS: Seventy-seven first-time attendees (n= 44 affected) …
without breast cancer. METHODS: Seventy-seven first-time attendees (n= 44 affected) …
Perceived risk following melanoma genetic testing: a 2-year prospective study distinguishing subjective estimates from recall
LG Aspinwall, JM Taber, W Kohlmann, SL Leaf… - Journal of Genetic …, 2014 - Springer
A major goal of predictive genetic testing is to alert people to their risk before illness onset;
however, little is known about how risk perceptions change following genetic testing and …
however, little is known about how risk perceptions change following genetic testing and …
Short-term psychological impact of the BRCA1/2 test result in women with breast cancer according to their perceived probability of genetic predisposition to cancer
Background: The effect of BRCA1/2 gene test result on anxiety, depression, cancer-related
thought intrusion or avoidance and perceived control over cancer risk was assessed in …
thought intrusion or avoidance and perceived control over cancer risk was assessed in …
Using a family history intervention to improve cancer risk perception in a black community
VS Murthy, MA Garza, DA Almario, KJ Vogel… - Journal of genetic …, 2011 - Springer
Few studies examine the use of family history to influence risk perceptions in the African
American population. This study examined the influence of a family health history (FHH) …
American population. This study examined the influence of a family health history (FHH) …
The impact of a “Psychiatric Genetics for Genetic Counselors” workshop on genetic counselor attendees: An exploratory study
A Dillon, J Austin, K McGhee… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic counseling is the process of supporting patients' and families' adaptation to genetic
information. Psychiatric genetic counseling has been proven to be effective in improving …
information. Psychiatric genetic counseling has been proven to be effective in improving …
Improving subjective perception of personal cancer risk: systematic review and meta‐analysis of educational interventions for people with cancer or at high risk of …
Background Newly diagnosed patients with cancer require education about the disease, the
available treatments and potential consequences of treatment. Greater understanding of …
available treatments and potential consequences of treatment. Greater understanding of …
Intuition versus cognition: a qualitative exploration of how women understand and manage their increased breast cancer risk
L Heiniger, PN Butow, M Charles… - Journal of Behavioral …, 2015 - Springer
Risk comprehension in individuals at increased familial risk of cancer is suboptimal and little
is known about how risk is understood and managed by at-risk individuals who do not …
is known about how risk is understood and managed by at-risk individuals who do not …
Prevention of rheumatic diseases: strategies, caveats, and future directions
Across the multiple fields of medicine there is increasing interest in preventive approaches
to disease. To help guide preventive approaches to disease, in the 1960s, the World Health …
to disease. To help guide preventive approaches to disease, in the 1960s, the World Health …