Cancer genetics in practice
Catherine Bennett Education Specialist, NHS National Genetics Education and Development Centre
Anna Considine Cancer Genetic Counsellor, West Midlands Regional Genetics Centre
What do you say when a patient or relative asks if they will get the cancer that seems to run in their family or when a patient worries whether their children are at risk of getting cancer too? Only 5-10 per cent of cancers are inherited – a figure we should remind our patients of. However, Alex Best’s story (page 5) illustrates the importance of family history. When Alex realised the significance of her own family history it was too late to prevent her breast cancer. Now she hopes that advances will help her daughters in the future.
Cancer Nursing Practice.
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doi: 10.7748/cnp.6.7.3.s1
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