Psychosocial issues raised by a familial ovarian cancer register.

Statistical issues raised by the

Psychosocial Issues ‌of Retirement in Iran: ‌A Qualitative Study

Objectives‏: Retirement as a potential challenge transition in aging has different‏ effects on elderly people’s lives. The purpose of this study ‏was to identify the psychosocial consequences, obstacles, and facilitators of retirement. Methods ‏&Materials‏: The conventional content analysis method was used in this study. Samples were based‏ on‏ maximum diversity and purposeful sampling strateg...

Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer

This text book is a timely publication and it gives a splendid overview of the genetics and management of familial breast and ovarian cancer. The book is edited by Professor Morrison and his colleagues and they have drawn together a national and an international list ofcontributors well respected in their fields. The book begins with a series of book chapters on molecular biology of these tumours.

Psychosocial Aspects of Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Psychological Guidelines for Genetic Testing

Genetic conditions such as hereditary breast/ovarian cancer (HBOC) evoke strong emotions such as anxiety, depression, anger and guilt for passing the defect to the offspring. Research showed that first degree relatives of breast cancer patients reported impairment in daily functioning and sleep disturbances due to breast cancer worry. The perception of personal genetic susceptibility to HBOC is...

New security issues raised by open cards

The methods, languages and tools for developing a smart card system share some characteristics with those of the embedded domain. Until recently, smart card programs were written in hand coded native assembly language. All programs (drivers, operating system, libraries, applications) were developed as a monolithic piece of code burned in the smart card ROM. Therefore, not only are traditional c...