2003
Attitudes, knowledge, risk perceptions and decision‐making among women with breast and/or ovarian cancer considering testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 and their spouses
Bluman LG, Rimer BK, Sterba K, Lancaster J, Clark S, Borstelmann N, Iglehart JD, Winer EP. Attitudes, knowledge, risk perceptions and decision‐making among women with breast and/or ovarian cancer considering testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 and their spouses. Psycho-Oncology 2003, 12: 410-427. PMID: 12833555, DOI: 10.1002/pon.653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBRCA1 ProteinBRCA2 ProteinBreast NeoplasmsDecision MakingDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TestingHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOvarian NeoplasmsRiskSpousesConceptsGenetic testingBreast cancer susceptibilityOvarian cancerBreast cancerCancer susceptibilityInvolvement of spousesWives' breast cancerBRCA2 mutationsBRCA2 testingFuture interventionsCancerWomenPersonal historyBRCA2Cancer geneticsOne-thirdBRCA1BreastSpousesInvolvementMost spousesDecision-making processTestingSusceptibilityMutations
1999
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