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Author(s): Claudine Isaacs (Editor); Timothy R. Rebbeck (Editor)
ISBN(s): 9781420020366, 1420020366
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 6.07 MB
Year: 2007
Language: english
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ISBN 10:  0367388621

ISBN 13:  9780367388621

Author: Claudine Isaacs, Timothy R. Rebbeck

Intended for medical oncologists, surgeons, obstetricians, gynecologists, geneticists, genetic counselors, and primary care physicians, this text presents the epidemiological, biological, and clinical issues associated with hereditary breast cancer. It offers clear guidance on the application and utilization of cancer risk assessment models, genetic counseling and testing of high risk patients, and screening and prevention options for individuals at risk of hereditary breast cancer. Addressing every essential aspect of hereditary breast cancer, this
source offers comprehensive analyses of hereditary breast cancer-associated syndromes, low penetrance genes, and hereditary breast cancer associated with mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.

Table of contents: 

  1. Introduction

  2. Overview of Hereditary Breast Cancer

  3. Genetic Epidemiology of Hereditary Breast Cancer

  4. Breast Cancer Risk Estimation Models

  5. Bioethics of Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast Cancer

HBC Syndromes with Known Genetic Etiologies
6. Cancer Risks in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers
7. Cowden’s Syndrome
8. Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
9. Other Syndromes that Include Breast Cancer as a Component
10. Low Penetrance Genes

Assessment and Dissemination of Clinical Risks for BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers
11. Biology of BRCA1/2-associated Carcinogenesis
12. Genetic Testing and Counseling Issues
13. Molecular Diagnostics Methods and Limitations
14. Cancer Risk Modifiers
15. BRCA1/2 in Underserved or Special Populations
16. Psychological Impact of Genetic Testing

Screening and Prevention of HBC
17. Breast Cancer Screening and Prevention Options
18. Ovarian Cancer Screening and Prevention Options
19. Management of Mutation-Negative Women

Clinical Management of HBC
20. Pathology of Breast Tumors in Hereditary Breast Cancer
21. Pathology of Ovarian Tumors in Mutation Carriers
22. Local Treatment Issues in HBC
23. Breast Cancer in Mutation Carriers
24. Impact on Systemic Therapy

 
 
 

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