Objectives. —To identify predictors of utilization of breast-ovarian cancer susceptibility (BRCA1gene)
testing and to evaluate outcomes of participation in a testing program. Design. —…

Evaluated the impact of receiving abnormal mammogram results on women’s anxiety and
breast cancer worries and on their breast self-examination (BSE) frequency and intentions to …

Background Women with a mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 have a high risk of developing
breast cancer and of contralateral cancer after the initial diagnosis of breast cancer. Tamoxifen …

PURPOSE In anticipation of the availability of genetic testing for a breast-ovarian cancer
susceptibility gene (BRCA1), this study examined interest in and expectations about the impact …

Background: Previous studies estimate that first-degree relatives of women with breast cancer
have a twofold to 10-fold increased risk of developing breast cancer. Recently, attention …

Purpose: To compare genetic test results for deleteri-ous mutations of BRCA1 and BRCA2
with estimated probabilities of carrying such mutations; to assess sensitivity of genetic testing; …

Objective: To evaluate women's psychological responses to abnormal mammograms and the
effect on mammography adherence. To identify psychological responses and other factors …

This report describes the development of the Perceived Involvement in Care Scale (PICS), a
self-report questionnaire for patients, and its relation to primary care patients’ attitudes …

Objective:The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships among patients’ perceptions
about the roles they played during medical visits, their subsequent attitudes about their …

Background: Studies have shown that a majority of women with a family history of breast
cancer have exaggerated perceptions of their own risk of this disease and experience …