Open AccessOverestimation of Hereditary Breast Cancer Risk
Author(s) -
J. Dirk Iglehart,
Alexander Miron,
Barbara K. Rimer,
Eric P. Winer,
Donald A. Berry,
Joellen Shildkraut
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199809000-00010
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , ovarian cancer , genetic testing , family history , demography , cancer , gynecology , oncology , sociology
To find out how women with breast or ovarian cancer rate their chances of carrying hereditary factors for these cancers and to determine the extent to which they overestimate their risk.