The Breast
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 424-430 , October 2011

Psychological impact of recall on women with BRCA mutations undergoing MRI surveillance

  • Tirtza N. Spiegel

      Affiliations

    • Division of Medical Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
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  • Mary Jane Esplen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health, University Health Network, University of Toronto, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada
    • De Souza Institute, University of Toronto, 700 University Ave., Toronto, ON M5G 1Z5, Canada
    • ,
  • Kimberley A. Hill

      Affiliations

    • Division of Medical Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
    • ,
  • Jiahui Wong

      Affiliations

    • De Souza Institute, University of Toronto, 700 University Ave., Toronto, ON M5G 1Z5, Canada
    • ,
  • Petrina A. Causer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
    • ,
  • Ellen Warner

      Affiliations

    • Division of Medical Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 416 480 4617; fax: +1 416 480 6002.

Received 22 August 2010 ,Revised 3 March 2011 ,Accepted 10 April 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2011.04.004

The Breast
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 424-430 , October 2011

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