Controlled Trial of Pretest Education Approaches to Enhance Informed Decision-Making for BRCA1 Gene Testing
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Controlled trial of pretest education approaches to enhance informed decision-making for BRCA1 gene testing.
BACKGROUND In response to the isolation of the BRCA1 gene, a breast-ovarian cancer-susceptibility gene, biotechnology companies are already marketing genetic tests to health care providers and to the public. Initial studies indicate interest in BRCA1 testing in the general public and in populations at high risk. However, the optimal strategies for educating and counseling individuals have yet t...
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عنوان ژورنال: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0027-8874,1460-2105
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/89.2.148