Journal article
Clinical utility of cancer family history collection in primary care.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This systematic review aimed to evaluate, within unselected populations: the (1) performance of family history (FHx)-based models in predicting cancer risk; (2) overall benefits and harms associated with established cancer prevention interventions; (3) impact of FHx-based risk information on the uptake of preventive interventions; and (4) potential for harms associated with collecting cancer FHx.
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Authors
Wilson B; Qureshi N; Little J; Santaguida P; Carroll J; Allanson J; Keshavarz H; Raina P
Journal
Evidence Report Technology Assessment, , No. 179, pp. 1–94
Publication Date
April 2009
ISSN
1530-4396