Primary care physicians' knowledge and attitudes towards genetic testing for breast-ovarian cancer predisposition

Escher, Monica; Sappino, Pascal

doi:10.1023/A:1008319114278

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English

Primary care physicians' knowledge and attitudes towards genetic testing for breast-ovarian cancer predisposition

ContributorsEscher, Monica; Sappino, Pascal

Published inAnnals of oncology, vol. 11, no. 9, p. 1131-1135

Publication date2000

Abstract

Primary health care providers are expected to be directly involved in the genetic testing for cancer susceptibility. This study assessed physicians' knowledge, attitude and perception of their role towards testing for hereditary breast ovarian cancer.

Keywords

Attitude of Health Personnel
Breast Neoplasms/genetics
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genetic Testing
Gynecology
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Middle Aged
Ovarian Neoplasms/genetics
Physicians, Family
Primary Health Care
Surveys and Questionnaires

NoteOpen Access - Licence nationale Oxford University Press

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département d'anesthésiologie, pharmacologie, soins intensifs et urgences

Research groups

Groupe Desmeules Jules (pharmacologie/toxicologie) (567)

Citation (ISO format)

ESCHER, Monica, SAPPINO, Pascal. Primary care physicians” knowledge and attitudes towards genetic testing for breast-ovarian cancer predisposition. In: Annals of oncology, 2000, vol. 11, n° 9, p. 1131–1135. doi: 10.1023/A:1008319114278

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PID : unige:92718
DOI : 10.1023/A:1008319114278
PMID : 11061607

Journal ISSN0923-7534

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Primary care physicians' knowledge and attitudes towards genetic testing for breast-ovarian cancer predisposition

Primary health care providers are expected to be directly involved in the genetic testing for cancer susceptibility. This study assessed physicians' knowledge, attitude and perception of their role towards testing for hereditary breast ovarian cancer.

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