Screen LibraryFamilial breast and ovarian cancer：genetics, screening, and management
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| Published: |
Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, UK New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2002. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xv, 401 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 052180373X |
| Index Number: | R737 |
| CLC: |
R737.9 R737.31 |
| Call Number: | R737.9/F198 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Overview of the clinical genetics of breast cancer -- Ch. 3. Cowden syndrome and related disorders -- Ch. 4. Overview of the clinical genetics of ovarian cancer -- Ch. 5. Ovarian and breast cancer as part of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) and other hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes -- Ch. 6. The natural history of hereditary breast cancer -- Ch. 7. Pathology of the breast and ovary in mutation carriers -- Ch. 8. Risk estimation for familial breast and ovarian cancer -- Ch. 9. Developing a cancer genetics service: a Welsh model -- Ch. 10. Referral criteria for cancer genetics clinics -- Ch. 11. Guidelines for the development of cancer genetics services -- Ch. 12. Cultural and educational aspects influencing the development of cancer genetics services in different European countries -- Ch. 13. Screening, detection and survival patterns of breast and other cancers in high-risk families -- Ch. 14. Screening for familial ovarian cancer -- Ch. 15. Management of BRCA1/2 mutation carriers -- Ch. 16. Management of familial ovarian cancer -- Ch. 17. Prophylactic mastectomy in mutation carriers -- Ch. 18. Psychosocial aspects of genetic counselling for breast and ovarian cancer -- Ch. 19. BRCA1/2 testing: uptake and its measurement -- Ch. 20. Breast cancer genetics: ethical, social and insurance issues -- Ch. 21. Gene therapy for breast and ovarian cancer -- Ch. 22. Future directions. |