Living with Hereditary Cancer Risk - What You and Your Family Need to Know
Verlag | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Auflage | 2022 |
Seiten | 496 |
Format | 16,0 x 23,8 x 23,9 cm |
Gewicht | 818 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
EAN | 9781421444260 |
Bestell-Nr | 42144426UA |
An ideal resource for genetic counselors, physicians, nurses, advocates, and others who support and care for the hereditary cancer community, Living with Hereditary Cancer Risk provides coverage of; signs of inherited cancer risk in a family;; the value of genetic counseling and testing;; mutations in BRCA, Lynch Syndrome, and other genes that elevate cancer risk;; risk-reducing strategies;; traditional treatments and newer personalized approaches, including immunotherapies and PARP inhibitors;; nationally recommended guidelines for prevention, early detection, and treatment;; insurance coverage and discrimination protections; and; coping with sexual health, fertility, menopause, and other quality of life issues.