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Understanding patterns of health communication in families at risk for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer: Examining the effect of conclusive versus indeterminate genetic test results (with D. W. Hadley and L. M. Koehly), Health Communication (2011)
In families meeting criteria for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), genetic testing may or may...
Saitohin and APOE polymorphisms influence cognition and function in persons with advanced Alzheimer disease (with D. L. Schutte, D. Reed, and S. Decrane), Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders (2011)
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Alzheimer disease (AD) is characterized by variability in the onset and progression of cognitive,...
Explanations of risk in families without identified mutations for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (with Lioness Ayres, D. W. Hadley, and L. M. Koehly), Journal of Nursing Scholarship (2010)
Purpose: Genetic testing for hereditary forms of cancer does not always identify a causative mutation....
Characteristics of health information gatherers, disseminators, and blockers within families at risk of hereditary cancer: Implications for family health communication interventions (with L. M. Koehly, J. A. Peters, R. Kenen, L. M. Hoskins, N. R. Kuhn, J. T. Loud, and M. H. Greene), American Journal of Public Health (2009)
OBJECTIVES: Given the importance of the dissemination of accurate family history to assess disease risk,...
Communication, encouragement, and cancer screening in families with and without mutations for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer: A pilot study (with Janet Williams, D. W. Hadley, and L. M. Koehly), Genetics in Medicine (2009)
PURPOSE: Known and suspected mutation carriers for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer are advised to have...