BRACAVENIR: an observational study of expectations and coping in young women with high hereditary risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In families with high risk of hereditary breast/ovarian cancer (HBOC), women before age 30 do not yet undergo clinical screening, but they are exposed to contradictory information from diverse sources. They may be presented with surgical prevention options at a key moment of their identity construction, the start of a marital relationship and/or at the onset of procreation projects. We tested an original psychoeducational intervention to help these women better cope with these difficult issues.

Methods

Seven young female counselees (26.4 ± 2.9 years [23-30]) from the Oncogenetics Department at Jean Perrin Comprehensive Cancer Center were enrolled. A weekend group workshop composed of short conferences, group sharing and role playing activities was supervised by a

SUBMITTER: Kwiatkowski F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6391839 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature