Awareness, knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes towards genetic testing for cancer risk among ethnic minority groups: a systematic review

• Main Authors: Katie E. J. Hann (Author), Madeleine Freeman (Author), Lindsay Fraser (Author), Jo Waller (Author), Saskia C. Sanderson (Author), Belinda Rahman (Author), Lucy Side (Author), Sue Gessler (Author), Anne Lanceley (Author), for the PROMISE study team (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Genetic testing for risk of hereditary cancer can help patients to make important decisions about prevention or early detection. US and UK studies show that people from ethnic minority groups are less likely to receive genetic testing. It is important to understand various groups...