Breast Cancer

Virtual counselor supplements traditional genetic counseling

Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 19th, 2004

An interactive computer program developed at the Pennsylvania State College of Medicine is as effective as one-on-one genetic counseling for increasing knowledge of breast cancer and genetic testing among women at low risk for breast cancer, a study shows.

Counselors were, however, more effective than the computer program at reducing women's anxiety and helping them to more clearly understand their risk, reported the study published July 28, 2004, in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

"These results suggest that the computer program has the potential to stand alone as an educational intervention for low-risk women, but should be...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-08-19)

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