Description
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive guide helps health care professionals use genetics in managing patients at risk for, or already diagnosed with, common cancers. It offers health care professionals a framework for counseling patients, families, and colleagues about the availability, benefits, and limitations of the new technologies for genetic risk assessment.
Trade Review"I refer to [this book] frequently and almost feel as if Dr. Offit was in the consulting room. I urge oncologists and other professionals providing cancer risk counseling to read this book and keep it at hand for convenient reference." (Annals of Oncology)
"This is an excellent textbook ... it will be on my list of recommended reading for students...." (Human Genetics, May 2000)
"This is an excellent textbook encompassing a wealth of experience." (Human Genetics, No. 106, 2000)
Table of ContentsClinical Cancer Genetics and Risk Counseling.
Hereditary and Acquired Risks for Cancer.
Cancer as a Genetic Disorder.
The Common Hereditary Cancers.
Other Cancer Predisposition Syndromes.
Quantitative Methods in Cancer Risk Assessment.
Laboratory Methods of Cancer Genetic Testing.
Genetic Testing in the Management of Patients with Cancer.
Reproductive Counseling for Cancer Patients and Families.
Psychological, Ethical, and Legal Issues of Cancer Risk Counseling.
Glossary.
Appendices.
Index.
