Perceived breast cancer risk and breast cancer worry among women with a family history of breast cancer: a new perspective on coping as a mediator

Psychooncology. 2015 Jan;24(1):113-6. doi: 10.1002/pon.3587. Epub 2014 Jul 2.

Authors

Yamile Molina¹, Rachel M Ceballos, Emily D Dolan, Denise Albano, Bonnie A McGregor

Affiliation

¹ Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA; University of Washington, School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, USA; University of Illinois-Chicago, School of Public Health, Chicago, IL, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: breast cancer; coping; distress; family history; risk perception.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Psychological*
Adult
Anxiety / psychology*
Attitude to Health*
Breast Neoplasms / genetics
Breast Neoplasms / psychology*
Depression / psychology
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Perception
Risk*
Stress, Psychological / psychology*

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