Genetics for Health Professionals in Cancer Care - From Principles to Practice

Zusatztext The book is well written and edited by an interdisciplinary team of leading experts in cancer genetics in the U.K. ....The guided activities are an excellent feature, which can be particularly useful to facilitate applied learning by the individual or in classroom/group learning settings. Informationen zum Autor Prior to becoming a genetic counsellor, Chris was an experienced critical care nurse and transplant coordinator. She was appointed to the post of Consultant Genetic Counsellor in Cancer Genetics in 2006 and has led/ jointly led the cancer genetics service for the South East of England since 2008. In addition to providing genetic counselling, her service development experience has included setting up and establishing a network of cancer risk assessment clinics and establishing and running a BRCA family service for patients with BRCA1/2 gene mutations and developing, implementing a rapid breast cancer risk assessment service and Mismatch Repair gene testing service. Her educational and research interests are in improving communication and understanding about cancer genetics. Chris is the clinical lead for the Advanced Healthcare Practice in Cancer Genetics course, run jointly by King's College London and St. George's University of London and Kingston University. Lorraine Robinson has worked as a Lecturer for several years both at King's College London and The Royal Marsden Hospital. Her interests are in cancer care, breast care, psychological interventions and health policy. She has worked as an Associate Journal Editor and has had key positions within the RCN Cancer Nursing Society and EONS. Lorraine is undertaking a Doctorate in Healthcare with her research focussing on the needs of women living with metastatic breast cancer. At present Lorraine is the Programme Leader for the BSc programmes in Cancer Care, Palliative Care and Haemato-oncology and the Lead for the pre-registration BSc Adult Nursing course. Pat Webb is committed to delivering a multi-professional and collaborative approach to cancer and palliative care in clinical work, education and research. In her current role (Principal Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, and Course Director, MSc Healthcare at St. George's University of London), she is the strategic lead in cancer and palliative care research and education, running and developing the curricula for post graduate modules in cancer and End of Life Care. In addition, Pat was the Editor of the international peer-reviewed journal, European Journal of Cancer Care for 18 years until 2009. Pat has used her nursing qualification and experience to work across professional disciplines, and statutory and voluntary sectors. This has included reporting on the ethics of palliative care for the Bioethics division of the European Commission and organizing and lecturing on cancer and palliative care programmes through the European School of Oncology. Klappentext Genetics for Health Professionals in Cancer Care equips health professionals with the knowledge and skills required for all aspects of managing cancer family history, including discussing the challenges raised, and provides practical guidance on setting up a cancer family history clinic in primary and secondary care. Zusammenfassung Genetics for Health Professionals in Cancer Care equips health professionals with the knowledge and skills required for all aspects of managing cancer family history, including discussing the challenges raised, and provides practical guidance on setting up a cancer family history clinic in primary and secondary care. Inhaltsverzeichnis Section 1: Putting cancer genetics into context 1: Chris Jacobs: Putting cancer genetics into context Section 2: Cancer genetics: the basics 2: Chris Jacobs: Cancer genetics: the basics - Introduction 3: Emma Williams: Taking a cancer family history and drawing a family tree...

List of contents

• Section 1: Putting cancer genetics into context


• 1: Chris Jacobs: Putting cancer genetics into context


• Section 2: Cancer genetics: the basics


• 2: Chris Jacobs: Cancer genetics: the basics - Introduction


• 3: Emma Williams: Taking a cancer family history and drawing a family tree


• 4: Christine Patch: Basic cancer genetics


• 5: Audrey Yandle: Cancer biology


• 6: Lorraine Robinson and Pat Webb: Cancer genetics: the basics - Summary


• Section 3: Genetics of specific cancers


• 7: Chris Jacobs: Genetics of specific cancers - Introduction


• 8: Deborah Ruddy: Genetics of breast and ovarian cancer


• 9: Gabriella Pichert: Genetics of colorectal, gastric and related gynaecological cancers


• 10: Audrey Ardern-Jones, Elizabeth Bancroft and Rosalind Eeles: Genetics of prostate cancer


• 11: Adam Shaw: Genetics of rare cancer syndromes


• 12: Pat Webb and Lorraine Robinson: Genetics of specific cancers - Summary


• Section 4: Cancer risk assessment and communicating risk


• 13: Chris Jacobs: Cancer risk assessment and communicating risk - Introduction


• 14: Vishakha Trepathi and Charlotte Eddy: Breast and ovarian cancer risk assessment


• 15: Sarah Rose and Vicki Keisel: Colorectal and gastric and related cancers risk assessment


• 16: Lorraine Robinson and Pat Webb: Cancer risk assessment and communicating risk - Summary


• Section 5: Early detection of hereditary cancer


• 17: Chris Jacobs: Early detection of hereditary cancer - Introduction


• 18: Michael Michell: Early detection of hereditary breast cancer


• 19: Abdulkani Yusuf and Kevin John Monahan: Early detection of hereditary colorectal and gastric cancer


• 20: Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj and Usha Menon: Early detection of hereditary gynaecological cancers


• 21: Lorraine Robinson and Pat Webb: Early detection of hereditary cancer - Summary


• Section 6: Reducing the risk of cancer


• 22: Chris Jacobs: Reducing the risk of cancer - Introduction


• 23: Hisham Hamed and Jian Farhadi: Reducing the risk of breast cancer


• 24: Eric Chung and Mark George: Reducing the risk of colorectal and gastric cancer


• 25: Adam Rosenthal: Reducing the risk of gynaecological cancers


• 26: Lorraine Robinson and Pat Webb: Reducing the risk of cancer - Summary


• Section 7: Managing hereditary cancer


• 27: Chris Jacobs: Managing hereditary cancer - Introduction


• 28: Jennifer Glendenning, Ashutosh Kothari, Amanda Shewbridge and Andrew Tutt: Managing hereditary breast cancer


• 29: Kiruthikah Thillai, Claire Coughlan, Mahmoud Ali Zohree Ali, Paul Ross: Managing hereditary colorectal and gastric cancer


• 30: Charlotte Moss, Emma Crosbie and Ana Montes: Managing hereditary gynaecological cancer


• 31: Pat Webb and Lorraine Robinson: Managing hereditary cancer - Summary


• Section 8: Genetic counselling and supporting individuals with a family history of cancer


• 32: Chris Jacobs: Genetic counselling and supporting individuals with a family history of cancer - Introduction


• 33: Chris Jacobs, Eshika Haque and Gillian Scott: Genetic counselling about cancer predisposition


• 34: Clare Firth: Psychosocial issues and supporting individuals with a family history of cancer


• 35: Athalie Melville and Sally Watts: Ethical and cultural issues


• 36: Pat Webb and Lorraine Robinson: Genetic counselling and supporting individuals with a family history of cancer - Summary


• Section 9: Managing cancer family history in primary, secondary and palliative care


• 37: Chris Jacobs: Managing cancer family history in primary, secondary and palliative care - Introduction


• 38: Belinda Lötter and Kati Harris: Experiences of managing cancer family history in primary care


• 39: Gillian Bowman and Linda Dyer: Experiences of managing cancer family history in secondary care


• 40: Sheila Goff: Experiences of managing cancer family history in palliative care


• 41: Chris Jacobs: A practical guide to setting up a cancer family history clinic in primary and secondary care


• 42: Pat Webb and Lorraine Robinson: Managing cancer family history in primary, Secondary and palliative care - Summary

Product details

• Authors: Chris Jacobs, Chris (Nihr Doctoral Research Fellow Jacobs, Chris Robinson Jacobs, Lorraine Robinson
• Assisted by: Chris Jacobs (Editor), Chris (Nihr Doctoral Research Fellow Jacobs (Editor), Jacobs Chris (Editor), Lorraine Robinson (Editor), Lorraine (Principal Lecturer and Programme Leader Robinson (Editor), Robinson Lorraine (Editor), Patricia Webb (Editor), Patricia (Principal Lecturer and Course Director Dip/BSc.Health Care Practice Webb (Editor), Webb Patricia (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.08.2014
• EAN: 9780199672844
• ISBN: 978-0-19-967284-4
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Gastroenterology, MEDICAL / Urology, MEDICAL / Genetics, Oncology, Gastroenterology, Medical Genetics, Urology & urogenital medicine, MEDICAL / Oncology / General, Urology and urogenital medicine