Genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility: Polish women's attitudes.
J Exp Clin Cancer Res
; 17(3): 299-302, 1998 Sep.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9894765
ABSTRACT
The aim of our study was to assess Polish women's attitudes and possible acceptance of genetic tests for breast cancer susceptibility. The research was carried out in 1995-1996 and enrolled 200 women of different age, education and professional status who were asked to answer the questions included in a questionnaire. We estimate the percentage of women presenting different attitudes towards breast cancer genetic testing 77% of women accepted genetic tests for breast cancer (BRCA) and 48% of women accepted informing their close relatives of the genetic tests results.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fatores Socioeconômicos
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Mulheres
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Atitude Frente a Saúde
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Testes Genéticos
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Predisposição Genética para Doença
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article