ArticleCMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne1996
A sociobehavioural perspective on genetic testing and counselling for heritable breast, ovarian and colon cancer.
Article in CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 1996. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Genetic susceptibility to cancer. Family physicians' experience.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2003Article
- Hereditary breast cancer. Psychosocial issues and family physicians' role.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 1999Review
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Abstract
Testing for susceptibility to heritable breast, ovarian and colon cancer has unique psychosocial costs. Negative test results may not be sufficient to relieve anxiety, and positive results can cause sufficient distress to compromise patient compliance with surveillance and risk reduction measures. More needs to be learned about how sociocultural factors affect the understanding of risk, how decisions to undergo testing are made and how information about increased risk affects family dynamics. As the demand for testing and counselling grows, health care providers will be faced with new challenges and dilemmas. A better understanding of genetics by the public is needed to mitigate deterministic attitudes that can lead to the neglect of health promotion. Also of concern are the socioeconomic implications of being identified as having a high risk for heritable cancer and the dangers inherent in using genetics to explain sociological phenomena. Health care providers must take the lead in ensuring that developments in genetics are used to the benefit of all.
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