Healthy Women with a Family History of Breast Cancer: Impact of a Tailored Genetic Counseling Intervention on Risk Perception, Knowledge, and Menopausal Therapy Decision Making

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 843-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen T. Matloff ◽  
Anne Moyer ◽  
Kristen M. Shannon ◽  
Kristin B. Niendorf ◽  
Nananda F. Col
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Genetic Counseling ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Family History ◽  
Counseling Intervention ◽  
Healthy Women ◽  
Therapy Decision ◽  
History Of

Risk perception in healthy women with a family history of breast cancer: results of a prospective observational study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Tüchler ◽  
J Dick ◽  
A Brédart ◽  
D Stoppa-Lyonnet ◽  
RK Schmutzler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Family History ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Prospective Observational Study ◽  
Healthy Women ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Breast cancer prevention: what women think about the illness, its risks and self-care

Psico ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 266
Author(s):  
Carolina Ribeiro Seabra ◽  
Maria Júlia Armiliato ◽  
Luisa Vital ◽  
Paola Otaran ◽  
Ana Carolina Peuker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Illness Perception ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Personal History ◽  
Cáncer De Mama ◽  
Healthy Women ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Illness Coherence

Background: Early detection of breast cancer (BC) is important to reduce mortality rates. To prevent BC, women should adopt self-care behaviors. This study aimed at examining risk and illness perception and self-care of healthy women regarding breast cancer. Methods: Participants were 211 women (M = 59.11 years, SD = 8.54) and with no personal history of the illness, selected by convenience. Measures were a sociodemographic, clinical and health behavior questionnaire, illness perception and risk perception questionnaires. Nonparametric statistics (Spearman) was employed to analyze the relationship between illness perception, risk perception and sociodemographic variables. The open answers to the causes of the illness were classified according to the content analysis. Results: We found a relationship between risk and illness perception and self-care in healthy women regarding BC. It was identified that women had reasonable illness coherence (M = 3.18) and considered the illness more timeline chronic than timeline acute (M = 3.22), reasonable timeline cyclical (M = 3.56), with severe consequences for health (M = 4.22), and reasonably threatening (M = 3.15). Conclusions: BC and risk perception and self-care are interrelated variables among healthy women. ***Prevenção do cancer de mama: o que as mulheres pensam sobre a doença, seus riscos e autocuidado***Introdução: A detecção precoce do câncer de mama (CM) é importante para reduzir as taxas de mortalidade. Para preveni-lo, a mulher deve adotar comportamentos de autocuidado em saúde. Esse estudo objetiva examinar a percepção de risco, a percepção da doença e o autocuidado de mulheres saudáveis com relação ao CM. Método: Participaram 211 mulheres (M = 59,11 anos; DP = 8,54) sem histórico de CM selecionados por conveniência. Os instrumentos foram questionário de dados sociodemográficos, clínicos e decomportamento em saúde, questionários de percepção da doença e percepção de risco. Estatística não paramétrica (Spearman) foi utilizada para analisar a relação entre percepção da doença, percepção de risco e variáveis sociodemográficas. As respostas abertas sobre as causas da doença foram classificadas segundo análise de conteúdo. Resultados: Observou-se que existe relação entre a percepção de risco e da doença, e autocuidado em mulheres saudáveis. Identificou-se que as mulheres têm razoável percepção de entendimento da doença (M = 3.18), a consideravam mais crônica que aguda (M = 3.22), razoavelmente cíclica (M = 3,56), com consequências graves à saúde (M = 4,22), e relativamente ameaçadora (M = 3,15). Conclusões: A percepção do CM, a percepção de risco e o autocuidado são variáveis inter-relacionadas em mulheres saudáveis.Palavras-chave: Neoplasias; Autorregulação; Câncer de mama; Autocuidado.

Predictors of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy among patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who underwent evaluation for BRCA genetic testing.

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1549-1549
Author(s):  
Nisreen Elsayegh ◽  
Angelica M. Gutierrez-Barrera ◽  
Kimberly I. Muse ◽  
Heather Lin ◽  
Diana L. Turco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Genetic Counseling ◽  
Family History ◽  
Tumor Markers ◽  
Prophylactic Mastectomy ◽  
Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Nuclear Grade ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
History Of

1549 Background: Patients with DCIS are at increased risk for developing contralateral breast cancer (CBC). Therefore, an increasing number of women with DCIS are electing for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM). In a previous study involving 2072 women with DCIS, 13.5% chose CPM. In this study, we aimed to evaluate factors associated with CPM in patients with DCIS who underwent genetic counseling for BRCA. Methods: 165 women with pure DCIS, who underwent genetic counseling, were included in the study. Patients’ characteristics were obtained from a prospectively maintained research database at UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Univariate and multivaraite logistic regression analysis were used to determine predictive factors associated with CPM. Patients’ characteristics included age, marital and educational status, tumor markers, nuclear grade, family history with breast (BC) and ovarian cancer (OC), race, Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, and BRCA genetic test results. Results: Out of 165 patients, 17(10.3%) were found to have a BRCA deleterious mutation. 44(26.7%) underwent CPM. Younger patients (median ≤ 45 yr) were more likely to elect for CPM than older patients (p= 0.0098). Patients who tested positive for a BRCA mutation were more likely to elect for CPM than those who tested negative or were not tested (p= 0.0001). Patients who had a family history of OC (15 (57.7%) were more likely to choose CPM than those who did not (p= 0.0004). These three factors remained significant in the multivariate model (p <0.008). Marital and educational status, tumor markers, nuclear grade, and family history of breast cancer were not significant predictors of CPM. Conclusions: The rate of CPM in patients with DCIS is high. Factors associated with increased likelihood of undergoing CPM include family history of OC, age, and BRCA positivity. Further studies are needed to evaluate patients perception of CBC risk, and if this may play a role in the high number of CPM.

scholarly journals Breast Cancer Risk Perception and Lifestyle Behaviors Among White and Black Women With a Family History of the Disease

2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Spector ◽  
Merle Mishel ◽  
Celette Sugg Skinner ◽  
Lisa A. DeRoo ◽  
Marcia VanRiper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Black Women ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Family History ◽  
Breast Cancer Risk ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Cancer Risk Perception ◽  
History Of

Risk Perception and Psychological Strain in Women with a Family History of Breast Cancer

2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 470-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Neise ◽  
M. Rauchfuss ◽  
S. Paepke ◽  
K. Beier ◽  
W. Lichtenegger
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Family History ◽  
Psychological Strain ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals The impact of genetic counselling on risk perception and mental health in women with a family history of breast cancer

1999 ◽  
Vol 79 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 868-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Watson ◽  
S Lloyd ◽  
J Davidson ◽  
L Meyer ◽  
R Eeles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Family History ◽  
Genetic Counselling ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Impact

Genetic counseling for women with an intermediate family history of breast cancer

2000 ◽  
Vol 90 (5) ◽  
pp. 361-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wylie Burke ◽  
Julie O. Culver ◽  
Deborah Bowen ◽  
Diana Lowry ◽  
Sharon Durfy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Genetic Counseling ◽  
Family History ◽  
History Of
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