Rare hereditary cancers : diagnosis and management
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Rare hereditary cancers : diagnosis and management
(Recent results in cancer research, v. 205)
Springer, c2016
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
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  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book approaches the differential diagnosis and management of rare, hereditary cancer syndromes from a practical angle, addressing the issues pertinent to each tumour type as encountered by health professionals in their day-to-day practice. This book enables readers to correctly identify patients with rare cancer syndromes who would benefit from genetic counselling and testing, and provides the necessary knowledge for appropriate patient management and advising at-risk family members. It begins by describing recent advances in genetic testing for cancer-predisposing genes. Leading experts from Europe and Australia then offer detailed, up-to-date guidance on the diagnosis and management of a wide range of hereditary cancers. The concluding chapter examines the wider issues that are raised by genetic testing for rare cancer syndromes for patients, families and health professionals. This book is an invaluable source of information for all specialists involved in the care of such patients and their families.
Table of Contents
Advances in genetic testing for cancer predisposing genes.- Diagnosis and management of inheritable pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas.- Diagnosis and management of inheritable kidney cancer syndromes.- Diagnosis and management of inheritable pancreatic cancers/melanomas.- Diagnosis and management of inheritable basal cell skin cancer syndromes.- Diagnosis and management of inheritable adrenal cancers.- Diagnosis and management of inheritable thyroid cancers.- Diagnosis and management of inheritable meningiomas/acoustic neuroma.- Diagnosis and management of inheritable gastric cancer syndromes.- Diagnosis and management of inheritable carcinoid syndromes.- Diagnosis and management of inheritable sarcoma syndromes .- Genetic testing for rare cancer syndromes: the wider issues for patients, families and health professionals.
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