Study reveals how breast cancer risk news impacts Women's minds and choices
NCT ID NCT04145817
Summary
This study looked at how giving women personalized estimates of their breast cancer risk affects them psychologically. Researchers followed 405 healthy women with family histories of breast cancer who underwent genetic testing in France and Germany. The goal was to understand how detailed risk information influences women's emotional well-being, risk perception, and decisions about preventive measures like mastectomy.
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Locations
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Institut Curie
Paris, 75005, France
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University Hospital of Cologne
Cologne, 50923, Germany
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