Overview
The need to expand expertise in cancer genetics beyond highly specialized genetics clinics is increasingly being recognized. In response, this practical book provides oncologists, specialist nurses, genetic counsellors, family doctors, and geneticists with comprehensive and easy-to-use guidelines on risk assessment and appropriate management. The book focuses on common familial cancers such as breast, colorectal, ovary, prostate and melanoma, and separate chapters cover cancer predisposing syndromes such as neurofibromatosis, familial adenomatous polyposis and their management.
Full Product Details
Author: Fiona Lalloo (Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Academic Unit of Medical Genetics and Regional Genetics Service, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, UK) ,
Bronwyn Kerr (Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Academic Unit of Medical Genetics and Regional Genetics Service, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, UK) ,
J. M Friedman (Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia,Vancouver, Canada) ,
D Gareth R. Evans (Professor in Medical Genetics, Academic Unit of Medical Genetics and Regional Genetics Service, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, UK)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.80cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 0.495kg
ISBN: 9780198529606
ISBN 10: 0198529600
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 29 September 2005
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
<br>. ..this comprehensive overview is a very practical guide that will be useful for both experienced cancer genetics professionals and novices. --Doody's<br> It is easy to find the information you need in this book. Read it from cover to cover if it is valuable to your training or practice (or if you just like the subject) and you will hae a comprehensive knowledge of what cancer genetics is about. --Ulster Medical Journal<br>
.,. this comprehensive overview is a very practical guide that will be useful for both experienced cancer genetics professionals and novices. --Doody's<br> It is easy to find the information you need in this book. Read it from cover to cover if it is valuable to your training or practice (or if you just like the subject) and you will hae a comprehensive knowledge of what cancer genetics is about. --Ulster Medical Journal<br>
One of the commonest questions to a Clinical Genetics department is 'what do I do for this patient with a family history of cancer?' While most departments have guidelines for referral, these are intended to be for quick, easy-view reference. For those many clinicians who would like a little more detail, Lalloo and colleagues have produced this practical text with a worldwide list of contributors...it is easy to find the information you need in this book. Read it from cover to cover if it is valuable to your training or practice (or if you just like the subject) and you will have a comprehensive knowledge of what cancer genetics is about; keep it for reference, dipping into the particular bit you need from time to time, and your clinical genetics colleagues will be very impressed with your knowledge. Ulster Medical Journal
One of the commonest questions to a Clinical Genetics department is 'what do I do for this patient with a family history of cancer?' While most departments have guidelines for referral, these are intended to be for quick, easy-view reference. For those many clinicians who would like a little more detail, Lalloo and colleagues have produced this practical text with a worldwide list of contributors...it is easy to find the information you need in this book. Read it from cover to cover if it is valuable to your training or practice (or if you just like the subject) and you will have a comprehensive knowledge of what cancer genetics is about; keep it for reference, dipping into the particular bit you need from time to time, and your clinical genetics colleagues will be very impressed with your knowledge. * Ulster Medical Journal *
Author Information
Professor Evans is secretary of the UK Cancer Genetics Group. He was chairman of the UK National Institute of Clinical Excellence guidelines on familial breast cancer, Chairman of the International Collaborative Group on Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer and on the Editorial Board of Familial Cancer. Professor Friedman is Associate Editor of the journals Genetics in Medicine and Birth Defects Research: Clinical and Molecular Teratology, and a member of the editorial board of Clinical Genetics
