Hereditary Colorectal Cancer

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rodriguez-Bigas, Miguel A. (Editor), Cutait, Raul. (Editor), Lynch, Patrick M. (Editor), Tomlinson, Ian. (Editor), Vasen, Hans F.A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: M.D. Anderson Solid Tumor Oncology Series ; 5
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Oncology.; Cancer > Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Oncology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6603-2

Early detection of colorectal cancers is a significant and relatively recent achievement. Persons who carry genetic mutations linked to hereditary colorectal cancer make up 20% of the patient population. With the advent of molecular genetics and the description of hereditary colorectal cancer syndro...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• History
• Basic Sciences and Genetics
• Pathology
• Clinical Science: Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
• Clinical Science: Hereditary Non-polyposis Colorectal Cancer
• Clinical Science: MYH Associated Polyposis
• Clinical Science: Hamartomatous Polyposis
• Clinical Science: Hyperplastics Polyposis
• Genetic Counseling
• Psychosocial Aspects of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer
• Chemoprevention
• Registries.