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A key resource for all genetic counselors and other healthcare providers, this comprehensive reference has been completely updated and reorganized for its fourth edition
Over 50 hereditary cancer predisposition genes have now been identified. Genetic testing can be a powerful tool in assessing individual cancer risk and creating robust medical plans, but can also be a complex process, with personal and familial factors carrying real emotional weight. As such, genetic counseling for patients and their families during the process of genetic testing is critical.
Counseling about Cancer: Strategies for Genetic Counseling is the only comprehensive resource available for clinicians who want to understand and apply these dimensions of patient care. This updated and reorganized edition provides detailed information designed to be incorporated in a variety of clinical and health-care contexts. Updated with the latest guidance and research, it promises to continue as the indispensable guide to this challenging subject.
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Counseling about Cancer is a useful reference for genetic counselors and other healthcare providers looking to familiarize themselves with best practices of patient counseling and care.
Author: Katherine A. Schneider, Anu Chittenden, Kristen Mahoney Shannon
ISBN-10: 1119466466
ISBN-13: 9781119466468
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 04/03/2023
Pages: 544
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.45lbs
Size: 9.21h x 7.32w x 1.18d
Katherine A. Schneider, MPH, CGC, is Senior Genetic Counselor at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.
Anu Chittenden, MS, CGC, is Senior Genetic Counselor and Manager for Genetic Counselors at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.
Kristen Mahoney Shannon, MS, CGC, is Senior Genetic Counselor and Director of the Center for Cancer Risk Assessment, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA.
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