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Exploring Patient Perceptions And Misconceptions: Beliefs Regarding Hereditary Cancer, Margaret Flach
Exploring Patient Perceptions And Misconceptions: Beliefs Regarding Hereditary Cancer, Margaret Flach
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Many patients who enter a genetic counseling session have preconceived notions about why they or their family members developed a genetic condition. Often these perceptions are deeply rooted in personal, familial, and/ or cultural beliefs; individuals typically have a personal framework, or schema, into which they incorporate new information. There is limited research on what information patients are retaining during a genetic counseling session and how they are assimilating that knowledge into their existing views. We attempted to characterize these patient perceptions with respect to hereditary cancer, in order to assess how patients are adopting the information presented in a …