Attitudes, knowledge, and risk perceptions of women with breast and/or ovarian cancer considering testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2.
Bluman L, Rimer B, Berry D, Borstelmann N, Iglehart J, Regan K, Schildkraut J, Winer E. Attitudes, knowledge, and risk perceptions of women with breast and/or ovarian cancer considering testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1999, 17: 1040-6. PMID: 10071299, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1999.17.3.1040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerBRCA2 mutationsHigh-risk womenPercent of womenBaseline questionnairePhysician referralCancer riskChallenges cliniciansGenetic testingKnowledge deficitsWomenCancerGene mutationsBreastBRCA2PatientsBaseline knowledgeRiskBRCA1Cancer geneticsTrialsRisk perceptionHigher proportionMutationsPerception of risk