Cancer Visibility among Iranian Familial Networks: To What Extent Can We Rely on Family History Reports?

Patients' unawareness of their cancer diagnosis (PUAW) and their tendency for non-disclosure (TTND) to relatives leads to a lack of cancer visibility among familial networks. Lack of familial cancer visibility could affect the accuracy of family cancer history (FCH) reports. In this study, we i...

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Main Authors: Hossein Molavi Vardanjani, Mohammad Reza Baneshi, AliAkbar Haghdoost
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4550411?pdf=render