Familial breast and ovarian cancer : genetics, screening, and management /
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2002. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 401 pages) : illustrations |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11144360 |
Table of Contents:
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part 1. Molecular biology and natural history
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Overview of the clinical genetics of breast cancer
- 3. Cowden syndrome and related disorders
- 4. Overview of the clinical genetics of ovarian cancer
- 5. Ovarian and breast cancer as part of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) and other hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes
- 6. The natural history of hereditary breast cancer
- 7. Pathology of the breast and ovary in mutation carriers
- 8. Risk estimation for familial breast and ovarian cancer
- Part 2. Screening
- 9. Developing a cancer genetics service: a Welsh model
- 10. Referral criteria for cancer genetics clinics
- 11. Guidelines for the development of cancer genetics services
- 12. Cultural and educational aspects influencing the development of cancer genetics services in different European countries
- 13. Screening, detection and survival patterns of breast and other cancers in high-risk families
- 14. Screening for familial ovarian cancer
- Part 3. Management
- 15. Management of BRCA1/2 mutation carriers
- 16. Management of familial ovarian cancer
- 17. Prophylactic mastectomy in mutation carriers
- 18. Psychosocial aspects of genetic counselling for breast and ovarian cancer
- 19. BRCA1/2 testing: uptake and its measurement
- 20. Breast cancer genetics: ethical, social and insurance issues
- 21. Gene therapy for breast and ovarian cancer
- 22. Future directions
- Index