Book Details
Orange Code:59928
Paperback:419 pages
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1. Overview of the clinical genetics of breast cancer2. Cowden syndrome and related disorders3. Overview of the clinical genetics of ovarian cancer4. Ovarian and breast cancer as part of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) and other hereditary colorectal can5. The natural history of hereditary breast cancer6. Pathology of the breast and ovary in mutation carriers7. Risk estimation for familial breast and ovarian cancer8. Developing a cancer genetics service: a Welsh model9. Referral criteria for cancer genetics clinics10. Guidelines for the development of cancer genetics services11. Cultural and educational aspects influencing the development of cancer genetics services in different European countries12. Screening, detection and survival patterns of breast and other cancers in high-risk families13. Screening for familial ovarian cancer14. Psychosocial aspects of genetic counselling for breast and ovarian cancer15. BRCA1/2 testing: uptake and its measurement16. Breast cancer genetics: ethical, social and insurance issues17. Gene therapy for breast and ovarian cancer18. Future directions
Description:
This publication surveys the profound and far-reaching ramifications that have arisen from the very significant advances in understanding the genetic basis of familial breast and ovarian cancer. Written by international experts from Europe and North America, this book provides the busy clinician with a contemporary and wide-ranging guide to the latest developments in diagnosis, genetics, screening, prevention, and management. In addition, the volume discusses ethical and insurance issues, distinct cultural differences in breast cancer and use of recently devised cancer genetics clinics. The different referral criteria and patterns to these clinics are detailed.
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