A qualitative study on Singaporean women's views towards breast cancer screening and Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) gene testing to guide personalised screening strategies.
Xin Yi WongKok Joon ChongJanine A van TilHwee Lin WeePublished in: BMC cancer (2017)
Addressing concerns such as pain and discomfort during mammogram, providing timely reminders and debunking breast cancer myths can help to improve screening uptake. Women demonstrated a spectrum of responses towards a novel test like SNPs gene testing, but need more information to make an informed decision. Future public health education on predictive genetic testing should adequately address both benefits and risks. Findings from this study is used to inform a discrete choice experiment to empirically quantify women preferences and willingness-to-pay for SNPs gene testing.
Keyphrases
- genome wide
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- public health
- breast cancer risk
- copy number
- pregnancy outcomes
- dna methylation
- genome wide identification
- cervical cancer screening
- chronic pain
- decision making
- healthcare
- insulin resistance
- pregnant women
- pain management
- gene expression
- spinal cord injury
- neuropathic pain
- quality improvement
- adipose tissue
- young adults
- climate change
- skeletal muscle