Letters to the Editor

Challenges Associated With Hereditary Cancer Susceptibility Testing

Deborah K. Mayer

genetic mutation, psychosocial, genetic testing, lung cancer, smoking cessation
CJON 2014, 18(1), 14-15. DOI: 10.1188/14.CJON.14-15

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