Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Schneider, Katherine A.

Counseling About Cancer : Strategies for Genetic Counseling / Katherine A. Schneider. - 3rd ed. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, ©2012. - 1 online resource (xv, 480 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cancer epidemiology -- Cancer detection and treatment -- Cancer biology -- Hereditary cancer syndromes -- All about breast cancer -- All about colorectal cancer -- Cancer family histories -- Cancer risk communication -- Cancer genetic testing -- Psychosocial aspects of cancer counseling -- Ethical issues in cancer counseling.

Important scientific discoveries and ever-changing guidelines for how to identify and manage patients with hereditary cancer syndromes are constantly evolving. This Third Edition of Counseling About Cancer is completely updated and expanded to feature five entirely new chapters on breast cancer, colon cancer, other solid tumors, clients and families, and genetic test results and follow-up. This is the only reference and clinical book on the market for cancer genetics counselors and other healthcare providers who must quickly assimilate complex and ever-changing data on the hereditary risk for.



ISBN: 9781118119891 1118119894 9781118119921 1118119924

Source: 10.1002/9781118119921 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com 45433288-253D-473E-84D5-2099D1EEEAF6 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

LCCN:

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cancer--Genetic aspects.
Cancer--Patients--Counseling of.
Genetic counseling.
Neoplasms--genetics.
Neoplasms--psychology.
Genetic Counseling.
Neoplasms--nursing.
Cancer--Genetic aspects.
Cancer--Patients--Counseling of.
Genetic counseling.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: RC268.4 / .S355 2012eb

Dewey Class. No.: 616.99/4042

National Library of Medicine Call No.: QZ 200