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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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Institut Curie

    Paris, 75005, France

  • University Hospital of Cologne

    Cologne, 50923, Germany

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