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    • Risk perception and screening behavior of Filipino women at risk for breast cancer: implications for cancer genetic counseling.
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    • Evaluation of the template letter regarding the disclosure of genetic information within the family in France.
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    • Development of Breast Cancer Choices: a decision support tool for young women with breast cancer deciding whether to have genetic testing for BRCA1/2 mutations.
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    • Communication About Hereditary Cancers on Social Media: A Content Analysis of Tweets About Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer and Lynch Syndrome.
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    • The influence of Malay cultural beliefs on breast cancer screening and genetic testing: A focus group study.
    • Shaw T, Ishak D, Lie D, Menon S, Courtney E, Li ST, Ngeow J.
    • Psychooncology. 2018 Dec;27(12):2855-2861. doi: 10.1002/pon.4902. Epub 2018 Oct 16.
    • The iPrevent Online Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Risk Management Tool: Usability and Acceptability Testing.
    • Lo LL, Collins IM, Bressel M, Butow P, Emery J, Keogh L, Weideman P, Steel E, Hopper JL, Trainer AH, Mann GB, Bickerstaffe A, Antoniou AC, Cuzick J, Phillips KA.
    • JMIR Form Res. 2018 Nov 7;2(2):e24. doi: 10.2196/formative.9935.
    • Role of the general practitioner in the care of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: General practitioner and patient perspectives.
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    • A randomized controlled trial of a supportive expressive group intervention for women with a family history of breast cancer.
    • Esplen MJ, Leszcz M, Hunter J, Wong J, Leung YW, Toner B, Messner S, Glendon G, Stuckless N, Butler C.
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    • Knowledge regarding and patterns of genetic testing in patients newly diagnosed with breast cancer participating in the iCanDecide trial.
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    • Genetic Counselors: Don’t Wait for an Invitation. Crash the Party.
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    • College Women's Responses to a Celebrity Health Disclosure.
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    • The Right Not to Know: When Ignorance Is Bliss but Deadly.
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    Press: FDA Authorizes 23andMe DTC Test Report for Three BRCA Mutations (GenomeWeb)

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    • FDA authorizes, with special controls, direct-to-consumer test that reports three mutations in the BRCA breast cancer genes.
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    Letter, Reply:

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    • Population-Based Genetic Testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2.
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    • Letter

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    Editorial:

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    Letter:

    Population-Based Genetic Testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2.

    Press: Huge Underuse of Genetic Testing Among Cancer Survivors. (Medscape Oncology)

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    • Blog post
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    • Be a “Know-It-All” About Your Breast Cancer Risk.
    • Mary Freivogel.
    • NSGC Blog. 2016 Oct 26.
    • Blog post
    • BRACAVENIR - impact of a psychoeducational intervention on expectations and coping in young women (aged 18-30 years) exposed to a high familial breast/ovarian cancer risk: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
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    Subject: Conflict of Interest and BRCA

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    • Jennifer Malone Hoskovec.
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    • Christina Izzo.
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    • Hoffman RM, Elmore JG, Fairfield KM, Gerstein BS, Levin CA, Pignone MP.
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    • A randomized, controlled trial to increase discussion of breast cancer in primary care.
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    • Meiser B, Price MA, Butow PN, Rahman B, Tucker K, Cheah B, Bickerstaffe A, Hopper J, Phillips KA.
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    • African American Women's Limited Knowledge and Experiences with Genetic Counseling for Hereditary Breast Cancer.
    • Sheppard VB, Graves KD, Christopher J, Hurtado-de-Mendoza A, Talley C, Williams KP.
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    • Angelina Jolie Effect: One Year Later.
    • Joy Larsen Haidle.
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    • Perceived versus objective breast cancer risk in diverse women.
    • Fehniger J, Livaudais-Toman J, Karliner L, Kerlikowske K, Tice JA, Quinn J, Ozanne E, Kaplan CP.
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    • Psychosocial approaches to participation in BRCA1/2 genetic risk assessment among African American women: a systematic review.
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    • Ask Well: Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer.
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    • Miriam E. Tucker.
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    • Who Gets Genomic Testing for Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk?
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    • Angelina's choice.
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    • Most Women Wrongly Estimate Their Risk for Breast Cancer.
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