Inherited susceptibility to cancer : clinical, predictive, and ethical perspectives / edited by William D. Foulkes and S.V. Hodgson.

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.

xiv, 456 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

The inherited basis of cancer -- Screening for cancer in those at high risk as a result of genetic susceptibility -- Ethical and legal perspectives on inherited cancer susceptibility -- Cancer genetics and public expectations -- Genetic counselling -- Cancer genetics in primary care -- Genetic epidemiologic approaches to finding genes that influence susceptibility to cancer -- Mutation detection

Cancers of the digestive system -- Cancers of the breast, ovary, and uterus -- Cancers of the kidney and urothelium -- Cancers of the prostate and testes -- The neurofibromatoses and other neuro-oncological syndromes -- Malignant melanoma -- Non-melanoma skin cancer -- Endocrine cancers -- Tobacco-related cancers of the respiratory and upper digestive tract -- Inherited abnormalities of DNA processing and predisposition to cancer -- Childhood cancer -- Late-breaking developments.

Includes bibliographical references and index