Patient and provider perspectives on adherence to and care coordination of lynch syndrome surveillance recommendations: findings from qualitative interviews

Patient and provider perspectives on adherence to and care coordination of lynch syndrome surveillance recommendations: findings from qualitative interviews

Abstract Background Patients with a genetic variant associated with Lynch syndrome (LS) are recommended to undergo frequent and repeated cancer surveillance activities to minimize cancer-related morbidity and mortality. Little is known about how patients and primary care providers (PCPs) track and m...

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Main Authors: Jennifer L. Schneider, Katrina A. B. Goddard, Kristin R. Muessig, James V. Davis, Alan F. Rope, Jessica E. Hunter, Susan K. Peterson, Louise S. Acheson, Sapna Syngal, Georgia L. Wiesner, Jacob A. Reiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice
Subjects:
Lynch syndrome
Surveillance recommendations
Patient and provider perspectives
Qualitative
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13053-018-0090-4

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