TY  - BOOK
AU  - Offit,Kenneth
TI  - Clinical cancer genetics: risk counseling and management 
SN  - 0471146552 
AV  - QZ202 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - New York
PB  - Wiley-Liss
KW  - Cancer
KW  - Genetic aspects
KW  - Genetic counseling
KW  - Risk factors
KW  - Neoplasms
KW  - genetics
KW  - Risk Factors
KW  - Risk Assessment
KW  - Genetic Screening
KW  - Genetic Counseling
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Clinical Cancer Genetics: Risk Counseling and Management is a comprehensive practical guide for health professionals responding to the growing demand for clinical cancer genetic services. Using examples drawn from actual cases and emphasizing fundamental principles throughout, this book outlines the scope of clinical cancer genetics and its underlying scientific concepts, reviews the most prevalent syndromes of cancer predisposition, and addresses major issues associated with genetic testing, including:   * Use of quantitative methods in risk counseling  * Methodologies of genetic testing    * Genetic testing of patients with cancer    * Reproductive risk counseling of cancer patients     * Special psychological, ethical, and legal challenges in clinical cancer genetics .      Supplemented with practical materials used in cancer genetic counseling programs and an annotated table of selected human cancer predisposition syndromes, Clinical Cancer Genetics: Risk Counseling and Management equips health care professionals with a complete understanding of the benefits and limitations of genetic testing technologies and the ability to integrate genetic information into the management of patients who are at risk or already affected by cancer.
ER  -