Principles of Clinical Cancer Genetics A Handbook from the Massachusetts General Hospital /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Chung, Daniel C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Haber, Daniel A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Human Genetics.

Advances in genetics are transforming estimates of an individual’s risk of developing cancer and approaches to prevention and management of cancer in those who may have increased susceptibility. Identifying and caring for patients with hereditary cancer syndromes and their family members present a c...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Basic Principles of Cancer Genetics
• Principles of Cancer Genetic Counseling and Genetic Testing
• Genetics of Hereditary Breast Cancer
• Surgical Management of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
• Hereditary Colon Cancer: Colonic Polyposis Syndromes
• Hereditary Colon Cancer: Lynch Syndrome
• Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer
• Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer
• Familial Renal Cell Cancers and Pheochromocytomas
• Familial Atypical Mole Melanoma (FAMM) Syndrome
• Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
• Pediatric Malignancies: Retinoblastoma and Wilms’ Tumor
• Neurofibromatosis and Schwannomatosis
• The HapMap Project and Low-Penetrance Cancer Susceptibility Alleles
• Somatic Genetic Alterations and Implications for Targeted Therapies in Cancer (GIST, CML, Lung Cancer).