2021
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1536
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Medical knowledge and information needs among women with pathogenic variants in moderate‐risk genes for hereditary breast cancer attending genetic counseling at an academic hospital in Germany—A qualitative approach

Abstract: This is an open access article under the terms of the Creat ive Commo ns Attri butio n-NonCo mmerc ial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.

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“…One reason for this difference might be the age of our participants, with only one woman under the age of 30. This young previvor’s concerns were further elaborated in Stracke et al [ 26 ] and were similar to those of the young previvors described by Werner-Lin and Hoskins and Greene [ 55 , 56 ]. Another reason might be the absence of an alternative prevention option other than the multimodal intensified breast surveillance program, since RRM is not generally recommended for carriers of pathogenic variants in MBCG in Germany [ 18 , 58 ].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 76%
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“…One reason for this difference might be the age of our participants, with only one woman under the age of 30. This young previvor’s concerns were further elaborated in Stracke et al [ 26 ] and were similar to those of the young previvors described by Werner-Lin and Hoskins and Greene [ 55 , 56 ]. Another reason might be the absence of an alternative prevention option other than the multimodal intensified breast surveillance program, since RRM is not generally recommended for carriers of pathogenic variants in MBCG in Germany [ 18 , 58 ].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 76%
“…Additionally, women receive the following written information: a brochure on hereditary breast and ovarian cancer in general, a brochure on the multimodal intensified breast surveillance program, a doctor’s letter that summarizes the PTGC and offers information on psycho-oncological support, and an information letter addressed to their relatives. Further information about the PTGC can be found in Stracke et al [ 26 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Participants requested lectures on risk communication and preference‐sensitive decision‐making (Kautz‐Freimuth et al., 2022; Krassuski et al., 2021; Stracke et al., 2022). These clinical case presentations addressing contralateral BC risk and competing risk factors received very high ratings.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%