Medical journal articles about breast cancer and Jewish women

Bowen DJ, Burke W et al. (2006) Effects of counseling Ashkenazi women about breast cancer risk. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. 12(1) 45-56

Hartge P et al. (1999). The prevalence of common BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations among Ashkenazi Jews. Am J Hum Genet. 64

Lehmann LS, Weeks JC et al. (2002) A population-based study of Ashkenazi Jewish women's attitudes toward genetic discrimination and BRCA1/2 testing. Genet Med. 4(5).

Lewis MJ and SK Peterson (2007). Perceptions of Genetic Testing for Cancer Predisposition among Ashkenazi Jewish Women. Community Genetics 10:72-81.

Mor P and K Oberle (2008) Ethical Issues Related to BRCA Gene Testing in Orthodox Jewish Women. Nurse Ethics 15; 512.

Rubinstein, WS (2004) Hereditary breast cancer in Jews. Familial Cancer 3:249-257.

Warner E, Foulkes W et al. (1999) Prevalence and penetrance of BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations in unselected Ashkenazi Jewish women with breast cancer.Journ of the NCI. 91(14)


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