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| June A PetersSummaryAffiliation: National Institutes of Health Country: USA Publications
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Close ties: an exploratory Colored Eco-Genetic Relationship Map (CEGRM) study of social connections of men in Familial Testicular Cancer (FTC) familiesJune A Peters
Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, 6120 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD, 20852 USA
Hered Cancer Clin Pract 10:2. 2012..abstract:..- A possible new syndrome with growth-hormone secreting pituitary adenoma, colonic polyposis, lipomatosis, lentigines and renal carcinoma in association with familial testicular germ cell malignancy: A case reportPhuong L Mai
Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
J Med Case Reports 1:9. 2007..Familial testicular cancer in the presence of other findings in affected and unaffected family members might indicate a previously-unidentified hereditary cancer syndrome... - Factors associated with testicular self-examination among unaffected men from multiple-case testicular cancer familiesSusan T Vadaparampil
Division of Population Sciences, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Flordia, USA
Hered Cancer Clin Pract 7:11. 2009..Our data provide a basis for further exploring psychosocial issues that are specific to men with a family history of TC, and formulating intervention strategies aimed at improving adherence to TSE guidelines... - Tolerability of breast ductal lavage in women from families at high genetic risk of breast cancerJennifer T Loud
Clinical Genetics Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Rockville, MD, USA
BMC Womens Health 9:20. 2009..We report DL tolerability in BRCA1/2 mutation-positive and -negative women from an IRB-approved research study... - Testicular cancer and genetics knowledge among familial testicular cancer family membersJune A Peters
Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 6120 Executive Blvd, EPS 7026, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
J Genet Couns 17:351-64. 2008..It was our aim to determine baseline levels of testicular cancer and genetics knowledge among members of families with Familial Testicular Cancer (FTC)... - Familial testicular cancer: interest in genetic testing among high-risk family membersJune A Peters
Clinical Genetics Branch CGB, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics DCEG, National Cancer Institute NCI, National Institutes of Health NIH, DHHS, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA
Genet Med 8:760-70. 2006..The current report targets interest in clinical genetic testing for susceptibility to FTC... - Evolution of the colored eco-genetic relationship map (CEGRM) for assessing social functioning in women in hereditary breast-ovarian (HBOC) familiesJune A Peters
Clinical Genetics Branch CGB, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics DCEG, National Cancer Institute NCI, National Institutes of Health NIH, Department of Health and Human Services DHHS, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
J Genet Couns 15:477-89. 2006.... - Exploratory study of the feasibility and utility of the colored eco-genetic relationship map (CEGRM) in women at high genetic risk of developing breast cancerJune A Peters
Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA
Am J Med Genet A 130:258-64. 2004..In this clinical research context, the participants felt free to share poignant stories about their friends and families. Further studies are planned to refine the CEGRM and to examine its utility in cancer genetics research... - Unpacking the blockers: understanding perceptions and social constraints of health communication in hereditary breast ovarian cancer (HBOC) susceptibility familiesJune A Peters
Clinical Genetics Branch CGB, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics DCEG, National Cancer Institute NCI, National Institutes of Health NIH, Department of Health and Human Services DHHS, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
J Genet Couns 20:450-64. 2011..Blocking often seemed to involve bi-directional feedback loops, in keeping with Lepore's Social Constraints and Modulation Theory. Privacy and protectiveness predominated as explanations for long-term blocking... - Cancer genetics fundamentalsJ Peters
Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Cancer Nurs 24:446-61; quiz 462. 2001..Underlying all of these changes are the even more fundamental enabling factors of genetic instability on both the chromosomal and the gene level. Finally, we look toward the future in a field where the future is now!.. - Characteristics of health information gatherers, disseminators, and blockers within families at risk of hereditary cancer: implications for family health communication interventionsLaura M Koehly
Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Building 31, Room B1B37D, 31 Center Drive MSC 2073, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Am J Public Health 99:2203-9. 2009..Given the importance of the dissemination of accurate family history to assess disease risk, we characterized the gatherers, disseminators, and blockers of health information within families at high genetic risk of cancer... - BRCA mutation-negative women from hereditary breast and ovarian cancer families: a qualitative study of the BRCA-negative experienceAlexis D Bakos
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Nursing Research, NIH, Rockville, MD, USA
Health Expect 11:220-31. 2008..This study was designed to explore cancer risk perception and the experience of being a mutation-negative woman within a known BRCA1/2 mutation-positive family... - Sisters in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer families: communal coping, social integration, and psychological well-beingLaura M Koehly
Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Psychooncology 17:812-21. 2008..We investigated the association between psychological distress and indices of social integration and communal coping among sisters from hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) families... - Malignancies and survival patterns in the National Cancer Institute inherited bone marrow failure syndromes cohort studyBlanche P Alter
Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20852 7231, USA
Br J Haematol 150:179-88. 2010..The findings demonstrate that both FA and DC are major cancer susceptibility syndromes. The IBMFS, historically considered paediatric disorders, have important management implications for physicians treating adult patients... - Complementary and alternative medicine use among women at increased genetic risk of breast and ovarian cancerChristine M Mueller
Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
BMC Complement Altern Med 8:17. 2008..Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is well documented among breast cancer patients and survivors, but little evidence is available to describe rates and patterns of use among women at increased genetic risk of breast cancer... - Familial testicular germ cell tumors in adults: 2010 summary of genetic risk factors and clinical phenotypeMark H Greene
Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20852, USA
Endocr Relat Cancer 17:R109-21. 2010..All five loci are involved in normal testicular development and/or male infertility. These genetic data provide a novel insight into the genetic basis of FTGCT, and an invaluable guide to future TGCT research... - Constitutional cytogenetic analysis in men with hereditary testicular germ cell tumor: no evidence of disease-related abnormalitiesChristine M Mueller
Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services, 6120 Executive Boulevard, EPS 7101, Rockville, MD 20852-7231, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 16:2791-4. 2007 - Deliberate deceit of family members: a challenge to providers of clinical genetics servicesJennifer T Loud
Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services; Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD 20853-7231, USA
J Clin Oncol 24:1643-6. 2006 - Very short telomere length by flow fluorescence in situ hybridization identifies patients with dyskeratosis congenitaBlanche P Alter
Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20852 7231, USA
Blood 110:1439-47. 2007.... - Report of the National Institutes of Health Workshop on Kawasaki DiseaseK S Barron
Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 1356, USA
J Rheumatol 26:170-90. 1999.... - Applications of advances in molecular biology and genomics to clinical cancer careJennifer T Loud
Clinical Genetics Branch CGB, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Cancer Nurs 25:110-22; quiz 123-4. 2002..We use specific examples to demonstrate the use of genetic information to achieve these objectives and to illustrate principles and strategies that may be applied to a variety of cancers... - Referral to cancer genetic counseling: are there stages of readiness?Suzanne M O'Neill
Center for Medical Genetics, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, 1000 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 142:221-31. 2006..Theoretical frameworks are needed to study adherence to referral for cancer genetic counseling. Stage-based theories may have a role to play... - Use of an educational computer program before genetic counseling for breast cancer susceptibility: effects on duration and content of counseling sessionsMichael J Green
Department of Humanities, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA
Genet Med 7:221-9. 2005..As the demand for counseling services increases, a program such as this can play a valuable role in enhancing counseling efficiency... - Mathematical modeling for breast cancer risk assessment. State of the art and role in medicineWendy S Rubinstein
Center for Medical Genetics, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Illinois 60201, USA
Oncology (Williston Park) 16:1082-94; discussion 1094, 1097-9. 2002..Medical professionals can embrace new preventive medicine techniques more effectively by utilizing quantitative methods to assess their patients' risks...