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The ultimate goal of this multi-phase research effort is to develop, implement and evaluate effective, evidence-based practice guidelines to assist the wide range of information providers who impart…

This study aims to identify ethnocultural and psychosocial factors related to intentions to obtain genetic testing for heritable forms of colon cancer in increased-risk and control adults of…

The main goal of this proposal is to develop appropriate comprehensive counseling guidelines for predictive colon cancer gene testing by assessing perceptions and attitudes toward the gene tests,…

This sociological and historical study examines how the news media have presented information, findings and theories about genetics and behavior from 1945 to 1995. Specifically, it examines news…

The genetic locus, BRCA1, confers a significantly increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. This pilot project will survey the knowledge, belief, and risk perceptions regarding breast and ovarian…

This project will develop knowledge about health care provider and patient perceptions of breast cancer, to guide the clinical use of DNA-based tests to measure inherited susceptibility for this…

Women at increased risk for developing breast and/or ovarian cancer and their first degree relatives will be offered BRCA1 gene testing. This study proposes to evaluate psychological and behavioral…

The Cynthia Keleher R01 grant (see KELEHER, Cynthia) was folded into the Stanford GESTEC. The goals of the education core of the GESTEC are to: develop and present a high school curriculum that…

The 1995 March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundations' Clinical Genetics Conference will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on March 3-4, 1995. This project will…

This project addresses ethical and policy issues regarding current genetic susceptibility testing for late-onset Alzheimer disease (AD). It also addresses ethical aspects of ongoing autosomal…