Description
The product of a highly successful course at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, this book provides a thorough grounding in cancer genetics, enabling the clinician to convey to patients and their families an understanding of the genetic nature of cancer and to provide them with accurate advice. The contributors provide ample coverage of the genetic indicators that predispose to cancer, the role of genomic alteration in the etiology of neoplasia, and the use of clues offered by chromosomal changes in cancer cells to help predict the course of the disease and the patient's response to treatment. This collection will be invaluable to clinical oncologists, cancer researchers, geneticists, genetic counsellors, pediatricians, and internists.
