Schneider, Katherine A.

Counseling about cancer : strategies for genetic counseling / Katherine A Schneider, Anu Chittenden, Kristen Mahoney Shannon. - Fourth edition. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment -- Gastrointestinal Cancer Syndromes -- Breast and Gynecological Cancer Syndromes -- Rare Cancer Predisposition Syndromes -- Pediatric Cancer Counseling and Syndromes -- Cancer Family Histories (collection and interpretation) -- Cancer Risk Assessment and Risk Models -- Cancer Genetic Testing Technologies -- Pre- and Post- Test Cancer Genetic Counseling -- Cancer Genetic Patients with Special Considerations -- Psychosocial Issues in Cancer Counseling -- Ethical Issues in Cancer Counseling.

"Completely updated and reorganized presentation of issues related to counseling about cancer, including features of the major hereditary cancer syndromes. New chapters on Pediatric Cancer Syndromes, Genetic Testing Technologies. An increased focus on new focus on gynecologic cancer syndromes and genes. Detailed case examples stress the main teaching points of the chapter . Provides detailed information targeted for busy genetic counselors and other health care providers "--

9781119466475 9781119466482

2022030099


Neoplasms--genetics
Genetic Counseling


Electronic books

QZ 210 / S358 2023