Does rapid genetic counseling and testing in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients cause additional psychosocial distress? results from a randomized clinical trial.
Marijke R WeversMargreet G E M AusemsSenno VerhoefEveline M A BleikerDaniela E E HahnTitia BrouwerFrans B L HogervorstRob B van der LuijtThijs van DalenEvert B TheunissenBart van OoijenMarnix A de RoosPaul J BorgsteinBart C VrouenraetsEline VriensWim H BoumaHerman RijnaJohannes P VenteJacobien M KiefferHeiddis B ValdimarsdottirEmiel J Th RutgersArjen J WitkampNeil K AaronsonPublished in: Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics (2015)
In this study, RGCT in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients did not have any measurable adverse psychosocial effects.