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How genes affect the risk of developing cancer

01 July 2013

Cancer Nursing Practice

Art & Science

Genetic testing is increasingly used to analyse whether a person carries an increased risk of developing a particular cancer. This is based on the observation that...

Identifying familial cancer risk

01 October 2013

Cancer Nursing Practice

Art & Science

This article looks at how the biological aspects of cancer as a genetic disease can be applied to clinical practice. The main aspects of genetic cancer risk are...

Understanding and managing cystic fibrosis

26 June 2015

Primary Health Care

Art & Science

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common inherited diseases in the UK. It is a multi-system disease, mainly affecting the lungs and gastrointestinal tract, but...