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Rare Hereditary Cancers

Diagnosis and Management

  • Provides health professionals with up-to-date information on rare inheritable cancer syndromes
  • Offers clear, practical guidance on differential diagnosis and management
  • Covers a wide range of cancer types
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research (RECENTCANCER, volume 205)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Advances in Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancer Syndromes

    • Ellen Thomas, Shehla Mohammed
    Pages 1-15
  3. Diagnosis and Management of Hereditary Thyroid Cancer

    • Gul Bano, Shirley Hodgson
    Pages 29-44
  4. Diagnosis and Management of Hereditary Gastric Cancer

    • Kevin John Monahan, Laura Hopkins
    Pages 45-60
  5. Diagnosis and Management of Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer

    • Jeremy L. Humphris, Andrew V. Biankin
    Pages 61-83
  6. Diagnosis and Management of Hereditary Renal Cell Cancer

    • Fred H. Menko, Eamonn R. Maher
    Pages 85-104
  7. Diagnosis and Management of Hereditary Adrenal Cancer

    • Anna Angelousi, Mihail Zilbermint, Annabel Berthon, Stéphanie Espiard, Constantine A. Stratakis
    Pages 125-147
  8. Diagnosis and Management of Hereditary Carcinoids

    • Sarah Benafif, Rosalind Eeles
    Pages 149-168
  9. Diagnosis and Management of Hereditary Sarcoma

    • David M. Thomas, Mandy L. Ballinger
    Pages 169-189
  10. Diagnosis and Management of Hereditary Basal Cell Skin Cancer

    • Susan Shanley, Christopher McCormack
    Pages 191-212
  11. Genetic Testing for Rare Cancer: The Wider Issues

    • Chris Jacobs, Gabriella Pichert
    Pages 213-226
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 227-238

About this book

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 suchpatients and their families.

Editors and Affiliations

  • London Bridge Hospital, London, United Kingdom

    Gabriella Pichert

  • University College London, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

    Chris Jacobs

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Rare Hereditary Cancers

  • Book Subtitle: Diagnosis and Management

  • Editors: Gabriella Pichert, Chris Jacobs

  • Series Title: Recent Results in Cancer Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29998-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-29996-9Published: 22 April 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80702-7Published: 22 April 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-29998-3Published: 13 April 2016

  • Series ISSN: 0080-0015

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-6767

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 238

  • Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Oncology, Human Genetics, Cancer Research, Nursing

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 159.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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