Overview of cancer and genetics: implications for nurse practitioners.

Abstract excerpt

The understanding of cancer at a molecular level and of the contribution of certain genetic mutations to the development of cancer is progressing at an unparalleled rate. Advances in technology and discoveries stemming from the Human Genome Project now provide the means to test individuals for th...

Topics

• Genetic Testing
• Human Genome Project
• Humans
• Mutation
• Neoplasms
• Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary
• Nurse Practitioners
• Pedigree