Improvements needed in genomic test result discussions

Monday, March 8, 2010 - 08:42 in Health & Medicine

A new study has found that one in three early-stage breast cancer patients who received genomic testing when deciding about treatment options felt they did not fully understand their discussions with physicians about their test results and their risk of recurrence. About one in four experienced distress when receiving their test results.

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