Search Results - "Peters, June"
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Risks of first and subsequent cancers among TP53 mutation carriers in the National Cancer Institute Li‐Fraumeni syndrome cohort
Published in Cancer (01-12-2016)“…BACKGROUND Li‐Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is an autosomal dominant cancer predisposition syndrome characterized by a very high lifetime cancer risk and an early…”
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Malignancies and survival patterns in the National Cancer Institute inherited bone marrow failure syndromes cohort study
Published in British journal of haematology (01-07-2010)“…Summary Fanconi anaemia (FA), dyskeratosis congenita (DC), Diamond‐Blackfan anaemia (DBA), and Shwachman‐Diamond syndrome (SDS) comprise major inherited bone…”
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Essential Elements of Genetic Cancer Risk Assessment, Counseling, and Testing: Updated Recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors
Published in Journal of genetic counseling (01-04-2012)“…Updated from their original publication in 2004, these cancer genetic counseling recommendations describe the medical, psychosocial, and ethical ramifications…”
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Very short telomere length by flow fluorescence in situ hybridization identifies patients with dyskeratosis congenita
Published in Blood (01-09-2007)“…Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is an inherited bone marrow failure syndrome in which the known susceptibility genes (DKC1, TERC, and TERT) belong to the telomere…”
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Baseline Surveillance in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Using Whole-Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Meta-analysis
Published in JAMA oncology (01-12-2017)“…Guidelines for clinical management in Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a multiple-organ cancer predisposition condition, are limited. Whole-body magnetic resonance…”
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Characteristics of Health Information Gatherers, Disseminators, and Blockers Within Families at Risk of Hereditary Cancer: Implications for Family Health Communication Interventions
Published in American journal of public health (1971) (01-12-2009)“…Given the importance of the dissemination of accurate family history to assess disease risk, we characterized the gatherers, disseminators, and blockers of…”
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A Pragmatic Testing-Eligibility Framework for Population Mutation Screening: The Example of BRCA1/2
Published in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention (01-02-2019)“…Eligibility guidelines for genetic testing may be revisited, given technological advances, plummeting costs, and proposals for population mutation screening. A…”
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Special Issue Introduction: Dealing with Psychological and Social Complexity in Genetic Counseling
Published in Journal of genetic counseling (01-04-2017)“…First some background material, then several papers on genetic counselor training, genetic counseling in specialty practices of cardiovascular and cancer…”
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Family Health Leaders: Lessons on Living with Li‐Fraumeni Syndrome across Generations
Published in Family process (01-12-2020)“…Li‐Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS) is a hereditary disorder that confers an approximately 90% lifetime risk of cancer and requires comprehensive lifetime cancer…”
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Prevalence of Cancer at Baseline Screening in the National Cancer Institute Li-Fraumeni Syndrome Cohort
Published in JAMA oncology (01-12-2017)“…Establishment of an optimal cancer surveillance program is important to reduce cancer-related morbidity and mortality in individuals with Li-Fraumeni syndrome,…”
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Research participant interest in primary, secondary, and incidental genomic findings
Published in Genetics in medicine (01-12-2016)“…To define the frequency with which adult research participants consent to be offered clinically validated research genetic test results (RR) and incidental…”
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Familial testicular germ cell tumors in adults: 2010 summary of genetic risk factors and clinical phenotype
Published in Endocrine-related cancer (01-06-2010)“…Familial aggregations of testicular germ cell tumor (FTGCT) have been well described, suggesting the existence of a hereditary TGCT subset. Approximately 1.4%…”
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Easing the Burden: Describing the Role of Social, Emotional and Spiritual Support in Research Families with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
Published in Journal of genetic counseling (01-06-2016)“…This study presents findings of a mixed-method descriptive exploration of the role of friends and spirituality/religiosity in easing the burden of families…”
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Couples coping with screening burden and diagnostic uncertainty in Li-Fraumeni syndrome: Connection versus independence
Published in Journal of psychosocial oncology (04-03-2019)“…Purpose: Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS) is an inherited tumor predisposition syndrome with lifetime cancer risks approaching 100% and evolving risk-management…”
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Sisters in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer families: communal coping, social integration, and psychological well-being
Published in Psycho-oncology (Chichester, England) (01-08-2008)“…Objective: We investigated the association between psychological distress and indices of social integration and communal coping among sisters from hereditary…”
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Genetic Information-Seeking Behaviors and Knowledge among Family Members and Patients with Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
Published in Journal of genetic counseling (01-10-2015)“…Inherited bone marrow failure syndromes (IBMFS) including Fanconi anemia, dyskeratosis congenita, Diamond-Blackfan anemia, and Shwachman-Diamond syndrome are…”
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Unpacking the Blockers: Understanding Perceptions and Social Constraints of Health Communication in Hereditary Breast Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) Susceptibility Families
Published in Journal of genetic counseling (01-10-2011)“…Family communication is essential for accurate cancer risk assessment and counseling; family blockers play a role in this communication process. This…”
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Genetic Cancer Risk Assessment and Counseling: Recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors
Published in Journal of genetic counseling (01-04-2004)“…These cancer genetic counseling recommendations describe the medical, psychosocial, and ethical ramifications of identifying at‐risk individuals through cancer…”
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Referral to cancer genetic counseling: Are there stages of readiness?
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics (15-11-2006)“…As genetic awareness spreads among healthcare providers and the general public, and evidence mounts to show the efficacy of cancer control methods, referrals…”
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Close ties: an exploratory Colored Eco-Genetic Relationship Map (CEGRM) study of social connections of men in Familial Testicular Cancer (FTC) families
Published in Hereditary cancer in clinical practice (01-03-2012)“…Testicular cancer, while rare compared with other adult solid tumors, is the most common cancer in young men in northern Europe and North America. Risk factors…”
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