Article
Informing family members about a hereditary predisposition to cancer: attitudes and practices among clinical geneticists.
Journal of medical ethics - 1 Jul 2010
Stol Yrrah H, Menko Fred H, Westerman Marjan J, Janssens Rien M J P A
Abstract excerpt
If a hereditary predisposition to colorectal cancer or breast cancer is diagnosed, most guidelines state that clinical geneticists should request index patients to inform their at-risk relatives about the existence of this condition in their family, thus enabling them to consider presymptomatic g...
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