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A Practical Guide to
Human Cancer ics
Third edition
The third edition of this very essful book provides prehensive and practical
guide to the diagnosis and management of inherited disorders conferring susceptibility
to cancer. Issues discussed include risk assessment, ic counselling, predictive test-
ing anisation of a cancer ics service. A full reference list gives access to
background literature.
pletely up-to-date molecular information, screening guidelines and man-
agement advice, this new edition will provide icists and clinicians in all disciplines
with an invaluable resource for screening, managing and advising patients.
Shirley V. Hodgson is Professor of Cancer ics at St es Hospital, London
(SW Thames Regional ics Service). Previously she had directed the Family
Cancer Clinic at St Mark’s Hospital, and the Cancer ics Service at Guy’s Hospital.
William D. Foulkes is Associate Professor of Medicine, Human ics and Oncology,
and Director of the Program in Cancer ics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada. He directs clinical cancer ics services at the McGill University Health
Centre and at the Sir . Davis-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal.
Charis Eng is Chairman and Director of the Cleveland Clinic Genomic Medicine
Institute and Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of ics at Case
Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She is a Doris Duke Distinguished
Clinical Scientist and is also Senior Editor of Cancer Research.
Eamonn R. Maher is Professor of Medical ics and Head of Section of Medical
and Molecular ics at the University of Birmingham School of Medicine’s Institute
of Biomedical Research and Honorary Consultant in Medical ics at West
Midlands Region ics Service, Birmingham, UK. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the
Journal of Medical ics.
Reviews of the First Edition:
“As a clinician practicing in the field, if I had to choose one book, it would b