Article
Risk assessment and genetic counseling for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer: recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.
Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Jun 2007
Berliner Janice L, Fay Angela Musial
Abstract excerpt
These cancer genetic counseling recommendations describe the medical, psychosocial and ethical implications of identifying at-risk individuals for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) through cancer risk assessment, with or without genetic susceptibility testing. They were developed by members of the Practice Issues Subcommittee of the National Society of Genetic Counselors' Familial Cancer Risk Counseling...
Topics
- Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
- BRCA2 Protein
- Breast Neoplasms
- Communication
- Ethics, Medical
- Female
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Testing
