Psychosocial problems in women attending French German and Spanish genetics clinics before and after targeted or multigene testing results: an observational prospective study

摘要

Objectives and settingAdvances in multigene panel testing for cancer susceptibility has increased the complexity of counselling, requiring particular attention to counselees’ psychosocial needs. Changes in psychosocial problems before and after genetic testing were prospectively compared between genetic test results in women tested for breast or ovarian cancer genetic susceptibility in French, German and Spanish clinics.