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| John Martin QuillinSummaryAffiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University Country: USA Publications
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Genetic risk, perceived risk, and cancer worry in daughters of breast cancer patientsJohn M Quillin
Department of Human and Molecular Genetics and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1101 E Marshall St, Richmond, VA 23298 0033, USA
J Genet Couns 20:157-64. 2011..There is a need for effectively stratifying and communicating risk in the community and providing tailored reassurance or referral for high-risk assessment...
The effect of a school-based educational intervention on gender differences in reported family cancer historyJohn M Quillin
Department of Human Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298 0033, USA
J Cancer Educ 23:180-5. 2008..Gender differences in reported family cancer history could reduce the effectiveness of genetic screening for cancer risk...
Tolerance for ambiguity could influence awareness of breast cancer genetic testing and inform health educationJohn M Quillin
Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298 0033, USA
Cancer Causes Control 19:1227-32. 2008..This exploratory study assessed relationships among education, tolerance for ambiguity, and genetic testing awareness in light of implications for cancer genetics education...
Genetics assessment at the end of life: suggestions for implementation in clinic and future researchJohn Martin Quillin
Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298 0033, USA
J Palliat Med 11:451-8. 2008..Once the patient has died, the chance to test or bank DNA for common inherited conditions such as breast cancer, colon cancer, cardiovascular disease, etc., is gone...
A principle-based approach to ethical issues in predictive genetic testing for breast cancerJohn M Quillin
Department of Human Genetics, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298 0033, USA
Breast Dis 27:137-48. 2006..Approaching breast cancer genetic testing from this framework could help to ensure thoughtful and ethical practices in this rapidly evolving field...
Health care system approaches for cancer patient communicationJohn M Quillin
Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University VCU, Richmond, Virginia 23998 0033, USA
J Health Commun 14:85-94. 2009..Finally, we propose a research agenda for successful system approaches for patient-centered cancer communication...
Exploring hereditary cancer among dying cancer patients--a cross-sectional study of hereditary risk and perceived awareness of DNA testing and bankingJohn Martin Quillin
Massey Cancer Center, Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298 0033, USA
J Genet Couns 19:497-525. 2010..These conditions are not being recognized upstream and families are losing valuable information...
Duration of an intervention's impact on perceived breast cancer riskJohn Martin Quillin
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298 0033, USA
Health Educ Behav 35:855-65. 2008..These findings could affect health behaviors, such as annual mammograms, which are influenced by perceived risk...
Mammography screening after risk-tailored messages: the women improving screening through education and risk assessment (WISER) randomized, controlled trialJoann Bodurtha
Human and Molecular Genetics, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 18:41-7. 2009..A randomized trial investigated the impact of risk-tailored messages on mammography in diverse women in the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System's gynecology clinics...
Paternal relatives and family history of breast cancerJohn M Quillin
Department of Human Genetics, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298 0037, USA
Am J Prev Med 31:265-8. 2006..If true, a discrepancy in reporting family history of breast cancer could mean suboptimal accuracy for this genomics-screening tool...
The impact of family history of breast cancer and cancer death on women's mammography practices and beliefsKelly A Tracy
Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USA
Genet Med 10:621-5. 2008..To summarize the impact of a family history of breast cancer on mammography practices and beliefs...
Recruiting diverse patients to a breast cancer risk communication trial--waiting rooms can improve accessJoann N Bodurtha
Department of Human Genetics, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 99:917-22. 2007....
Spiritual coping, family history, and perceived risk for breast cancer--can we make sense of it?John M Quillin
Department of Human Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1101 E Marshall Street, Richmond, Virginia 23298 0033, USA
J Genet Couns 15:449-60. 2006..Results support further research in this area that could influence communication of risk information to cancer genetic counseling patients...
Gail model risk assessment and risk perceptionsJohn M Quillin
Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 College Street, Richmond, Virginia 23298 0037, USA
J Behav Med 27:205-14. 2004..This study improves our understanding of risk perceptions by evaluating an intervention in a population not previously selected for high-risk status and measuring perceptions in a variety of formats...
