title: [Perception of cancer causes and risk, family history and preventive behaviors of users in oncogenetic counseling].
abstract: The aims of the present study were to describe cancer causes and risk perception, and to associate behaviors adopted for the prevention of tumors and cancer family history in individuals with suspect of hereditary cancer syndromes. A convenience sample of 51 individuals was selected from an oncogenetic counseling outpatient clinic in a university hospital in the countryside of the state of São Paulo. An instrument adapted to Brazilian culture was used. The respondents considered their own risk as being the same as the population's risk, and family history was not statistically associated with the performing of preventive exams. These findings highlight the need for intervention by health professionals, especially nurses, who may conduct health education activities for this population, which is an essential component of nursing care in oncogenetics.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Tocantins. Palmas, TO , Brasil. tiagobcs@uft.edu.br
authors.forename: Tiago Barreto de Castro E
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Deborah J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Macdonald
authors.forename: Victor Evangelista de Faria
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Ferraz
authors.forename: Lucila Castanheira
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.forename: Cláudia Benedita Dos
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Luís Carlos
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Lopes-Júnior
authors.forename: Milena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Flória-Santos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult