Men's and Women's Approaches to Disclosure About BRCA-Related Cancer Risks and Family Planning Decision-Making. - PubMed - NCBI

Men's and Women's Approaches to Disclosure About BRCA-Related Cancer Risks and Family Planning Decision-Making. - PubMed - NCBI

Qual Health Res. 2018 Jul 27:1049732318788377. doi: 10.1177/1049732318788377. [Epub ahead of print]

Men's and Women's Approaches to Disclosure About BRCA-Related Cancer Risks and Family Planning Decision-Making.

Dean M1, Rauscher EA2.

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Abstract

Little is known about how men and women who test positive for a BRCA gene mutation or have a strong family history of carrying a BRCA mutation manage disclosures about their BRCA-related cancer risks and family planning decision-making. By conducting interviews with 25 men and 20 women, this study investigated men's and women's approaches to disclosing their BRCA-related cancer risks and family planning decision-making. Guided by the Disclosure Decision-Making Model (DD-MM), this study demonstrates that men and women assess both information and the recipients of disclosures when making disclosure decisions. Theoretical implications for the DD-MM are discussed along with practical implications for hereditary cancer risk and family planning.

KEYWORDS:

United States; breast; cancer; communication; genetics; qualitative interviews; research

PMID:

 

30051759

 

DOI:

 

10.1177/1049732318788377