Hereditary Cancer Syndromes, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

By
Ismail Jatoi, MD, PhD, FACS

Description
This issue of the Surgical Clinics on Familial Cancer Syndromes will cover the following topics: cancer genetics; genetic testing for cancer susceptibility; genetic testing and privacy, employment, and insurance coverage; hereditary diffuse gastric cancer, hamartomatous polyposis syndromes, hereditary non-polyposis coli and familial adenomatous polyposis coli syndromes; management of hereditary breast cancer; multiple endocrine neoplasias; familial melanoma; the emerging role of prophylactic surgery in cancer prevention.

Included in series
The Clinics: Surgery