
Counseling About Cancer
Strategies for Genetic Counseling
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Counseling About Cancer
Strategies for Genetic Counseling
About this book
Counseling About Cancer
A key resource for all genetic counselors and other healthcare providers, this comprehensive reference has been completely updated and reorganized for its fourth edition
Over 50 hereditary cancer predisposition genes have now been identified. Genetic testing can be a powerful tool in assessing individual cancer risk and creating robust medical plans, but can also be a complex process, with personal and familial factors carrying real emotional weight. As such, genetic counseling for patients and their families during the process of genetic testing is critical.
Counseling about Cancer: Strategies for Genetic Counseling is the only comprehensive resource available for clinicians who want to understand and apply these dimensions of patient care. This updated and reorganized edition provides detailed information designed to be incorporated in a variety of clinical and health-care contexts. Updated with the latest guidance and research, it promises to continue as the indispensable guide to this challenging subject.
Readers of the fourth edition of Counseling about Cancer will also find:
- New chapters analyzing pediatric cancer syndromes, genetic testing technology, and more
- Increased focus on gynecological cancer syndromes and related genes
- Detailed case studies to reinforce themes of each chapter
Counseling about Cancer is a useful reference for genetic counselors and other healthcare providers looking to familiarize themselves with best practices of patient counseling and care.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Chapter 2: Gastrointestinal Cancer Syndromes
- Chapter 3 Breast andĀ Gynecological Cancer Syndromes
- Chapter 4 Rare Tumor Predisposition Syndromes
- Chapter 5 Pediatric Tumor Predisposition Syndromes
- Chapter 6 Cancer Family Histories (Collection andĀ Interpretation)
- Chapter 7 Cancer Risk Assessment and RiskĀ Models
- Chapter 8 Genetic Testing Technologies
- Chapter 9 Pre- and Post-Test Genetic Counseling
- Chapter 10 Special Populations and Special Situations
- Chapter 11 Psychosocial Aspects of Cancer Genetic Counseling
- Chapter 12 Ethical Issues inĀ Cancer Genetic Counseling andĀ Testing
- Index
- EULA