Heightened perception of breast cancer risk in young women at risk of familial breast cancer

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Heightened perception of breast cancer risk in young women at risk of familial breast cancer

The objective of this study was to explore the factors that influence perceived personal risk of developing breast cancer (BC) in younger women ( < 35) who are considering or have undergone bilateral prophylactic mastectomy (BPM). Qualitative interviews guided by interpretative phenomenologic...

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Main Authors:	Glassey, R., O Connor, Moira, Ives, A., Saunders, C., O'Sullivan, S., Hardcastle, Sarah
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2017
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56000

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