The Effect of a School-Based Educational Intervention on Gender Differences in Reported Family Cancer HistoryFootnote*

*Supported by the National Cancer Institute, 1R01CA102760.

Presented at the National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Education Conference, Nashville, TN, November 2006.

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