BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS HEREDITARY PROSTATE CANCER

了解了疾病基因的突变，研究人员可以开发出基因 对各种临床目的有帮助的测试，例如 筛查、产前诊断和遗传咨询。作为对…的研究 亨廷顿病、结肠癌和乳腺癌的遗传背景 癌症表明，需要研究调查影响因素 个人及其亲属知道并理解一种基因 疾病，他们如何感知自己的遗传风险，以及如何看待基因 测试。这些研究可以为以下方面提供有价值的信息： 改善医患关系，(2)遗传 咨询，以及(3)疾病预防计划的发展。 前列腺癌是导致癌症死亡的第二大原因。 美国男人。最近，1号染色体上的一个区域被鉴定为 一个家族研究中的潜在基因(S)。据预计，这种基因将 很快就会被确认，并将开发一种基因测试。不是很多 了解普通人群对前列腺癌作为一种基因的看法 疾病。因此，这项研究将调查个人的意见 来自持续前列腺癌患者的前列腺癌家系 家庭研究，自1996年以来在德克萨斯州的圣安东尼奥进行。十五岁的前列腺 癌症患者和30名(健康)一级亲属将 访问以调查他们的信念、态度和看法 前列腺癌的遗传风险，以及基因检测。应用程序 临床应用的医学人类学的设计 开放式问题的面谈将为调查员提供 必要的灵活性，以探讨参与者的广泛意见。 访谈将采用定性方法进行分析。获得的变量 从这个“定性分析”中，我们将用统计的方法进行分析 以探索性的方式。

Knowing the mutations of disease genes, researchers can develop genetic tests that are helpful for a variety of clinical purposes, such as screening, prenatal diagnosis, and genetic counseling. As the research on the genetic background of Huntington disease, colon cancer, and breast cancer shows, studies are needed that investigate what affected individuals and their relatives know and understand about a genetic disease, how they perceive their genetic risks and think about genetic testing. These studies can provide valuable information for (1) the improvement of relationships between physicians and patients, (2) genetic counseling, and (3) the development of disease prevention programs. Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in American men. Recently, a region on chromosome 1 was identified for potential gene(s) in a family study. It is anticipated that this gene will soon be identified, and a genetic test will be developed. Not much is known about the general population's view on prostate cancer as a genetic disease. Therefore this study will investigate the opinions of individuals from prostate cancer families ascertained in an ongoing prostate cancer family study, conducted since 1996 in San Antonio, Texas. Fifteen prostate cancer patients and 30 (healthy) first degree relatives will be interviewed to investigate their beliefs, attitude, and perceptions towards prostate cancer genetic risk, and genetic testing. The application of clinically applied medical anthropology for the designing of an interview with open-ended question will provide the investigator with the necessary flexibility to explore a wide range of participants' opinions. Interviews will be analyzed using qualitative methods. Variables obtained from this "qualitative analysis" will be analyzed with statistical methods in an exploratory way.