Cancer-related worry and risk perception in Brazilian individuals seeking genetic counseling for hereditary breast cancer

Abstract In Brazil, the population in general has little knowledge about genetic risks, as well as regarding the role and importance of the Cancer Genetic Counseling (CGC). The goal of this study was to evaluate cancer-related worry and cancer risk perception during CGC sessions in Brazilian women a...

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Main Authors: Edenir Inêz Palmero, Natalia Campacci, Lavinia Schüler-Faccini, Roberto Giugliani, José Claudio Casali da Rocha, Fernando Regla Vargas, Patricia Ashton-Prolla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2020-04-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572020000400104&tlng=en