Informing family members about a hereditary predisposition to cancer: attitudes and practices among clinical geneticists

If a hereditary predisposition to colorectal cancer or breast cancer is diagnosed, most guidelines state that clinical geneticists should request index patients to inform their at-risk relatives about the existence of this condition in their family, thus enabling them to consider presymptomatic gene...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Authors: Stol, H. (Author) ; Menko, H. (Author) ; Westerman, J. (Author) ; Janssens, M. J. P. A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: BMJ Publ. 2010
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2010, Volume: 36, Issue: 7, Pages: 391-395
Online Access: Volltext (JSTOR)
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)