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Uncertain futures: Individual risk and social context in decision-making in cancer screening

Simon J. Craddock Lee Department of Clinical Sciences Division of Ethics & Health Policy, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 101-117 | Received 30 Nov 2008, Accepted 27 Oct 2009, Published online: 26 Apr 2010

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Joël Vos, Jan C. Oosterwijk, Encarna Gomez-Garcia, Fred H. Menko, Margriet J. Collee, Christi J. van Asperen, Anna M. Jansen, Anne M. Stiggelbout & Aad Tibben. (2012) Exploring the short-term impact of DNA-testing in breast cancer patients: The counselees’ perception matters, but the actual BRCA1/2 result does not. Patient Education and Counseling 86:2, pages 239-251.
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