Research Catalog
Hereditary breast cancer
- Title
- Hereditary breast cancer / edited by Claudine Isaacs, Timothy R. Rebbeck.
- Publication
- New York : Informa Healthcare, [2008], ©2008.
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- Description
- xiii, 384 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. The Genetic Epidemiology of Hereditary Breast Cancer / Douglas F. Easton, Antonis C. Antoniou and Deborah Thompson -- 2. Risk Prediction in Breast Cancer / Lisa Walker and Rosalind Eeles -- 3. Bioethics of Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast Cancer / Beth N. Peshkin and Wylie Burke -- 4. Cancer Risks in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers / Kenneth Offit and Peter Thorn -- 5. PTEN and Cowden Syndrome / Kevin M. Zbuk, Jennifer Stein and Charts Eng -- 6. Li-Fraumeni Syndrome / Louise C. Strong -- 7. Rare Causes of Inherited Breast Cancer Susceptibility / Katherine L. Nathanson -- 8. Low-Penetrance Genes in Breast Cancer / Paul D. P. Pharoah -- 9. Biology of BRCA1- and BRCA2-Associated Carcinogenesis / Jenny Llamas and Lawrence C. Brody -- 10. Genetic Testing and Counseling Issues / Jill Stopfer, Vickie Venne and Katherine Schneider -- 11. Molecular Diagnostics: Methods and Limitations / Sean V. Tavtigian and Florence LeCalvez-Kelm -- 12. Breast Cancer Risk Modifiers / Roger Milne and Georgia Chenevix-Trench -- 13. BRCA1 and BRCA2 in Underserved and Special Populations / Bifeng Zhang and Olufunmilayo I. Olopade -- 14. Psychological and Behavioral Impact of BRCA1/2 Genetic Testing / Kristi Graves and Marc D. Schwartz -- 15. Breast Cancer Screening and Prevention Options in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers / Karen Lisa Smith and Claudine Isaacs -- 16. Ovarian Cancer Screening and Prevention Options: Ovarian Cancer Screening and Its Limitations. Who Should be Screened? / Karen H. Lu and Steven J. Skates -- 17. Management of BRCA-Negative Hereditary Breast Cancer Families / Noah D. Kauff -- 18. Pathology of Breast Tumors in Hereditary Breast Cancer / William D. Foulkes and Lars A. Akslen -- 19. Pathology of Ovarian Tumors in Mutation Carriers / Frederique Penault-Llorca and Sunil R. Lakhani -- 20. Local Treatment Issues in Women with Hereditary Breast Cancer / Merav A. Ben-David and Lori J. Pierce -- 21. Systemic Therapy for BRCA-Associated Breast Cancer / Mark Robson.
- ISBN
- 9780849390227 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0849390222 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007020671
- OCLC
- ocn134990775
- 134990775
- SCSB-5371833
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries