Hereditary Gynecologic Cancer : Risk, Prevention and Management Hardback
Edited by Karen H. (MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA) Lu
Hardback
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Hereditary Gynecologic Cancer: Risk, Prevention and Management fills the need that exists for a book addressing highly relevant clinical issues associated with the new field of hereditary gynecologic cancers.
Written with the clinician in mind, the authors will cover a broad range of topics, beginning with an overview discussing clinical relevance of hereditary ovarian and hereditary endometrial cancers.
Succeeding sections will provide in-depth analyses of Hereditary Breast Ovarian Cancer Syndrome, Lynch Syndrome, and other syndromes with gynecologic cancer components, and genetic risk assessment. Hereditary Gynecologic Cancer: Risk, Prevention and Management:is the first clinically focused reference detailing gynecologic patient management issues of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriersincludes a practical section on genetic risk assessment and genetic testingexamines case studies to demonstrate management techniques and decision-makingprovides detailed discussion of ovarian cancer screening, prevention and risk reducing surgery
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:304 pages, 17 Tables, black and white; 15 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:26/08/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9781420052879
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:304 pages, 17 Tables, black and white; 15 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:26/08/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9781420052879