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Online accounts of gene expression profiling in early-stage breast cancer: Interpreting genomic testing for chemotherapy decision making.

Emily RossJulia SwallowAnne KerrSarah Cunningham-Burley
Published in: Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy (2018)
We highlight the complex contexts in which genomic techniques are experienced, with these shaped by personal biographies, online environments and pervasive cultural narratives of cancer and its treatment. We highlight tensions between the claims of genomic testing to aid treatment decision making and patient reflections on the capability of these techniques to resolve uncertainties surrounding treatment decisions.
Keyphrases
  • decision making
  • early stage
  • social media
  • genome wide
  • healthcare
  • case report
  • dna methylation
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  • lymph node metastasis