Genetic counseling for patients and families with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer in a developing Asian country: An observational descriptive study

• Main Authors: Yoon, Sook Yee, Thong, Meow Keong, Mohd Taib, Nur Aishah, Yip, Cheng Har, Teo, Soo Hwang
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/942/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10689-011-9420-7

Genetic counseling (GC) and genetic testing are vital risk management strategies in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) syndromes. Hitherto, cancer genetic testing amongst Asians has been described only in developed and high-income Asian countries. We studied the uptake and acceptance of GC...