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Title Familial aspects of cancer : a guide to clinical practice
Published [Canberra] : National Health Medical Research Council, [1999]
©1999

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 W'PONDS  616.994052 Nat/Fao 1999  AVAILABLE
Description xxxvi, 139 pages ; 25 cm
Series Clinical practice guidelines
Clinical practice guidelines
Contents Part 1. General issues concerning familial cancer services : 1. Clinical services: standards and training -- 2. Ethical issues -- 3. Educational issues -- 4. Research -- 5. Laboratory standards ; Part 2. Issues relating to specific cancers : 6. Breast cancer -- 7. Colorectal cancer -- 8. Ovarian cancer -- 9. Other cancers
Summary Family history is widely recognised as an important risk factor for common cancer, and 5-10 percent of cancers are considered to be attributable to an inherited cancer predisposition. During the past decade there have been major developments in cancer genetics with the identification and characterisation of genes involved in the inherited forms of several common human cancers. The improved ability to detect individuals at high risk though analysis of their family history and/or genetic testing has been accompanied by major advances in screening, surveillance and prevention. These guidelines have been developed to assist medical practitioners in clinical decision making when managing patients who may have an inherited cancer predisposition
Analysis Neoplasms--Australia--Prevention
Notes 'Endorsed November 1999"
At head of title: Clinical practice guidelines
Cat no. 993889X
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 125-139
Notes Also available online via the World Wide Web
Subject Cancer -- Diagnosis.
Cancer -- Research -- Australia.
Cancer -- Treatment -- Diagnosis.
Cancer -- Treatment -- Research -- Australia.
Cancer -- Treatment -- Australia -- Prevention.
Cancer -- Australia -- Genetic aspects.
Cancer -- Australia -- Prevention.
Oncology -- Diagnosis.
Oncology -- Research -- Australia.
Oncology -- Australia -- Prevention.
Neoplasms -- genetics.
Genetic Testing -- standards.
SUBJECT Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315
Author National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia)
ISBN 1864960205
OTHER TI NHMRC collection