Informa Healthcare - web catalogue

Hereditary Gynecologic Cancer fills the need for a book addressing relevant clinical issues associated with the new field of hereditary gynecologic cancers. Written with the clinician in mind, the authors cover a various topics, beginning with an overview on the clinical relevance of hereditary ovarian and hereditary endometrial cancers. Succeeding sections provide in-depth analyses of Hereditary Breast Ovarian Cancer Syndrome, Lynch Syndrome, and other syndromes with gynecologic cancer components, and genetic risk assessment.

This source

• is the first clinically focused text detailing gynecologic patient management issues of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers
• includes a section on genetic risk assessment and genetic testing
• examines case studies to demonstrate management techniques and decision-making
• provides a discussion of ovarian cancer screening, prevention, and risk reducing surgery