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Psychologic aspects of cancer genetic testing : A research update for clinicians

✍ Scribed by Robert T. Croyle; Jennifer S. Achilles; Caryn Lerman

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Weight: 111 KB
Volume: 80
Category: Article
ISSN: 0008-543X
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19970801)80:3+<569::aid-cncr6>3.0.co;2-4

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✦ Synopsis

tive psychological issues. Unlike other medical tests, genetic tests provide information not only about the individual tested but also about that individual's parents, Caryn Lerman, Ph.D. 2 siblings, and children. Although findings from psychosocial research concerning

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