Counseling About Cancer
eBook - ePub

Counseling About Cancer

Strategies for Genetic Counseling

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eBook - ePub

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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Yes, you can access Counseling About Cancer by Katherine A. Schneider,Anu Chittenden,Kristen Mahoney Shannon in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Oncology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781119466468
eBook ISBN
9781119466475
Edition
4
Subtopic
Oncology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication Page
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. CHAPTER 1: Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  10. CHAPTER 2: Gastrointestinal Cancer Syndromes
  11. CHAPTER 3: Breast and Gynecological Cancer Syndromes
  12. CHAPTER 4: Rare Tumor Predisposition Syndromes
  13. CHAPTER 5: Pediatric Tumor Predisposition Syndromes
  14. CHAPTER 6: Cancer Family Histories (Collection and Interpretation)
  15. CHAPTER 7: Cancer Risk Assessment and Risk Models
  16. CHAPTER 8: Genetic Testing Technologies
  17. CHAPTER 9: Pre‐ and Post‐Test Genetic Counseling
  18. CHAPTER 10: Special Populations and Special Situations
  19. CHAPTER 11: Psychosocial Aspects of Cancer Genetic Counseling
  20. CHAPTER 12: Ethical Issues in Cancer Genetic Counseling and Testing
  21. Index
  22. End User License Agreement