Patient-physician relationships, health self-efficacy, and gynecologic cancer screening among women with Lynch syndrome

Patient-physician relationships, health self-efficacy, and gynecologic cancer screening among women with Lynch syndrome

Abstract Background Lynch syndrome, a hereditary cancer syndrome, predisposes women to colorectal, endometrial, and ovarian cancer. Current guidelines recommend that women with Lynch syndrome undergo risk-reducing gynecological surgery to reduce their chances of developing endometrial or ovarian can...

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Main Authors: Kaitlin M. McGarragle, Melyssa Aronson, Kara Semotiuk, Spring Holter, Crystal J. Hare, Sarah E. Ferguson, Zane Cohen, Tae L. Hart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice
Subjects:
Lynch syndrome
Gynecological screening
Self-efficacy
Patient-physician relationship
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13053-019-0123-7

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