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Rebecca
visits you (her physician) for an educational consult
regarding genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer.
You feel confident about counseling her because you
recently completed the AMA's CME on Genetic Testing
for Breast/Ovarian Cancer. After reviewing this information
and completing a current literature review (PubMed
from the NLM) you are prepared to provide Rebecca
with the information that will allow her to make an
informed decision about pursuing genetic testing for
BRCA1 and BRCA2.
Obtaining
informed consent satisfies that Rebecca understands
everything that you have explained. In addition to explaining
the medical science behind breast cancer, ovarian cancer,
and the genetic test, you also pay careful attention
and respond to Rebecca's personal beliefs, concerns
and reactions, known as the psychosocial aspects of
genetic testing.
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