Changes of Socio-demographic data of clients seeking genetic counseling for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer due to the “Angelina Jolie Effect”

Staudigl, C.; Pfeiler, G.; Hrauda, Katharina; Renz, Romana; Berger, A.; Lichtenschopf, Renate; Singer, C.; Tea, M.

doi:10.1186/s12885-016-2472-1

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Changes of Socio-demographic data of clients seeking genetic counseling for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer due to the "Angelina Jolie Effect".

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Authors:

Christine Staudigl

Georg Pfeiler

Katharina Hrauda

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate socio-demographic characteristics of clients claiming genetic counseling for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) in Austria. Furthermore, changes of these parameters before and after Angelina Jolie's (AJ) disclosure of carrying a BRCA mut...

Subject

Angelina Jolie

BRCA

Genetic counseling

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