Inherited Cancer Syndromes: Current Clinical Management

The second edition of Inherited Cancer Syndromes incorporates new genetic markers data with the clinical utility and practicality of the first edition. ‘Inherited Cancer Syndromes was specifically designed to educate physicians and health care workers about the genetic aspects, in the clinical setting, of inherited syndromes of cancer. The first half of the book addresses general issues such as the assessment of inherited risk, genetic counseling, and the ethical and legal issues raised by genetic testing. The second half reviews cancer-specific inherited risk and the individual cancer syndromes. … This book provides the knowledge base needed for most physicians to incorporate the principles of inherited susceptibility to cancer and genetic testing properly into their practices. It is highly recommended, since many physicians and health care workers have not been trained in this area, which has become an established part of clinical medicine.’ NEJM, Vol 351:2137-2138 November 11, 2004 No 20