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Can a computer-based system be used to educate women on genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility?

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boxed-textGreen MJ et al. (2004) Effect of a computerbased decision aid on knowledge, perceptions, and intentions about genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 292: 442–452

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  1. Associate Professor of Oncology at Georgetown University School of Medicine, co-director of the Cancer Control Program and Research Director of the Cancer Assessment and Risk Evaluation Program at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center (LCCC),

    Marc D Schwartz

  2. Assistant Professor of Oncology and Pediatrics at Georgetown University School of Medicine and a Member of the LCCC,

    Kenneth P Tercyak

  3. Assistant Professor in the Department of Oncology at Georgetown University School of Medicine and a Member of the LCCC,

    Beth N Peshkin

  4. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a Member of the Ruttenberg Cancer Center,

    Heiddis Valdimarsdottir

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Schwartz, M., Tercyak, K., Peshkin, B. et al. Can a computer-based system be used to educate women on genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility?. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2, 24–25 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncponc0055

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