Genetically exceptional?: women's experiences of being at risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer

This thesis questions whether the experiences of women at-risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) might be genetically exceptional. Using a combination of retrospective in-depth interviews with women at-risk and observations of consultations carried out at a regional specialist centre, t...

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Main Author: Rowley, Emma
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2005
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13209/