Genetics for health professionals in cancer care : from principles to practice /

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Edition:First edition.
Imprint:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Description:1 online resource (xvii, 344 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12015383
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Other authors / contributors:Jacobs, Chris, editor.
Patricia Webb, editor.
Robinson, Lorraine, editor.
ISBN:9780191653483
0191653489
9781322008592
1322008590
0199672849
9780199672844
9780199672844
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:This title equips health professionals with the knowledge and skills required for all aspects of managing cancer family history, discussing the challenges raised and providing practical guidance on setting up a cancer family history clinic in primary and secondary care.
Other form:Print version: Jacobs, Chris. Genetics for Health Professionals in Cancer Care. Oxford University Press, USA 2014 9780199672844
Table of Contents:
  • Putting cancer genetics into context / Chris Jacobs
  • Cancer genetics: the basics. Introduction / Chris Jacobs
  • Taking a cancer family history and drawing a family tree / Emma Williams
  • Basic cancer genetics / Christine Patch
  • Cancer biology / Audrey Yandle
  • Cancer genetics: the basics. Summary / Lorraine Robinson and Patricia Webb
  • Genetics of specific cancers. Introduction / Chris Jacobs
  • Genetics of breast and ovarian cancer / Deborah Ruddy
  • Genetics of colorectal, gastric and related gynaecological cancers / Gabriella Pichert
  • Genetics of prostate cancer / Elizabeth Bancroft, Audrey Ardern-Jones, and Rosalind Eeles
  • Genetics of rare cancer syndromes / Adam Shaw
  • Genetics of specific cancers. Summary / Patricia Webb and Lorraine Robinson
  • Cancer risk assessment and communicating risk. Introduction / Chris Jacobs
  • Risk assessment in breast and ovarian cancer / Vishakha Tripathi and Charlotte Eddy
  • Risk assessment in colorectral, gastric and related gynaecological cancers / Sarah Rose and Vicki Kiesel
  • Cancer risk assessment and communicating risk. Summary / Lorraine Robinson and Patricia Webb
  • Early detection of hereditary cancer. Introduction / Chris Jacobs
  • Early detection of hereditary breast cancer / Michael Michell
  • Early detection of hereditary colorectal and gastric cancer / Abdulkani Yusuf and Kevin John Monahan
  • Early detection of hereditary gynaecological cancers / Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj and Usha Menon
  • Early detection of hereditary cancer. Summary / Lorraine Robinson and Patricia Webb
  • Reducing the risk of cancer. Introduction / Chris Jacobs
  • Reducing the risk of breast cancer / Hisham Hamed and Jian Farhadi
  • Reducing the risk of colorectal and gastric cancer / Eric Alexandre Chung and Mark George
  • Reducing the risk of gynaecological cancers / Adam Rosenthal
  • Reducing the risk of cancer. Summary / Lorraine Robinson and Patricia Webb
  • Managing hereditary cancer. Introduction / Chris Jacobs
  • Managing hereditary breast cancer / Jennifer Glendenning, Ashutosh Kothari, Amanda Shewbridge and Andrew Tutt
  • Managing hereditary colorectal and gastric cancer / Kiruthikah Thillai, Claire Coughlan, Mahmoud Ali Zohree Ali and Paul Ross
  • Managing hereditary gynaecological cancers / Charlotte Moss, Emma Crosbie and Ana Montes
  • Managing hereditary cancer. Summary / Patricai Webb and Lorraine Robinson
  • Genetic counselling and supporting individuals with a family history of cancer. Introduction / Chris Jacobs
  • Genetic counselling about cancer predisposition / Chris Jacobs, Eshika Haque and Gillian Scott
  • Psychosocial issues and supporting individuals with a family history of cancer / Clare Firth
  • Ethical and cultural issues / Athalie Melville and Sally Watts
  • Genetic counselling and supporting individuals with a family history of cancer. Summary / Patricia Webb and Lorraine Robinson
  • Managing cancer family history in primary, secondary and palliative care. Introduction / Chris Jacobs
  • Experiences of managing cancer family history in primary care / Belinda Lötter and Kati Harris
  • Experiences of managing cancer family history in palliative care / Sheila Goff
  • A practical guide to setting up a cancer family history clinic in primary or secondary care / Chris Jacobs
  • Managing cancer family history in primary, secondary and palliative care. Summary / Patricia Webb and Lorraine Robinson.