Genetic testing for prostate cancer: willingness and predictors of interest

MA Diefenbach, RA Schnoll, SM Miller… - Cancer …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: As researchers come closer to identifying the genes responsible for prostate
cancer, the possibility of genetic testing for men at risk for prostate cancer becomes more …

Men's values-based factors on prostate cancer risk genetic testing: a telephone survey

DJ Doukas, Y Li - BMC medical genetics, 2004 - Springer
Background While a definitive genetic test for Hereditary Prostate Cancer (HPC) is not yet
available, future HPC risk testing may become available. Past survey data have shown high …

Factors influencing men's interest in gene testing for prostate cancer susceptibility

DD Culler, J Silberg, L Vanner-Nicely, JL Ware… - Journal of Genetic …, 2002 - Springer
Interest in genetic testing for inherited cancer susceptibility is high in the general population.
Women at risk for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations represent the best-studied population …

Interest in genetic testing among affected men from hereditary prostate cancer families and their unaffected male relatives

JN Harris, DJ Bowen, A Kuniyuki, L McIntosh… - Genetics in …, 2009 - nature.com
Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate potential sociodemographic, medical,
psychosocial, and behavioral correlates of interest in genetic testing in men from hereditary …

Motivation and family communication in hereditary prostate cancer genetic testing: Survey of patients from a US tertiary medical center

CM Finn, S McCormick, D Peterson… - Journal of Genetic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Identification of a hereditary prostate cancer in an affected individual can guide treatment
and may also impact cancer screening and surveillance for patients and their relatives. This …

How men view genetic testing for prostate cancer risk: findings from focus groups

DJ Doukas, MD Fetters, JC Coyne… - Clinical …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To determine the values, beliefs, and attitudes that influence a man's intention to
undergo or defer genetic testing for prostate cancer risk. Design: Qualitative, using focus …

Patient and provider attitudes toward genomic testing for prostate cancer susceptibility: a mixed method study

WC Birmingham, N Agarwal, W Kohlmann… - BMC Health Services …, 2013 - Springer
Background The strong association between family history and prostate cancer (PCa)
suggests a significant genetic contribution, yet specific highly penetrant PCa susceptibility …

Men's attitudes regarding genetic testing for hereditary prostate cancer risk

S Miesfeldt, SM Jones, W Cohn, M Lippert, K Haden… - Urology, 2000 - Elsevier
Objectives. Little is known about the attitudes of men unselected for a family history for
prostate cancer concerning genetic testing for prostate cancer risk or genetic testing for …

Health motivation and emotional vigilance in genetic testing for prostate cancer risk

Y Li, DJ Doukas - Clinical genetics, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Actual uptake of genetic testing for cancer susceptibility is generally lower than 50%, despite
a high initial interest above 80%. As population‐based genetic testing for cancer …

Interest in, willingness-to-pay for and willingness-to-recommend genetic testing for prostate cancer among affected men after radical prostatectomy

M Mayer, K Selig, F Tüttelmann, A Dinkel… - Familial Cancer, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Knowledge about interest in genetic testing and willingness-to-pay for a genetic test
among men affected from prostate cancer (PCa) is limited. This study aimed to gain insight …