The role of genetics is becoming increasingly important in all aspects of healthcare and particularly in the field of cancer care. Genetics for Health Professionals in Cancer Care: From Principles to Practice equips health professionals with the knowledge and skills required for all aspects of managing cancer family history. This includes taking an accurate cancer family history and drawing a family tree; understanding cancer biology, basic cancer genetics and the genes involved in hereditary breast, ovarian, prostate, colorectal, gastric and related gynaecological cancers and rare cancer predisposing syndromes; assessing cancer risk and communicating risk information; early detection and risk reducing measures available for those at increased risk and managing individuals with hereditary cancer. Drawing on experiences of health professionals, Genetics for Health Professionals in Cancer Care discusses the challenges raised and provides practical advice and insight into what happens when a patient is referred for genetic counselling and genetic testing, including the psychological, social and ethical issues faced by individuals and families with and at risk of hereditary cancer. The book also provides practical guidance on setting up a cancer family history clinic in primary and secondary care.
Genetics for Health Professionals in Cancer Care is essential reading for healthcare professionals working with cancer patients and their families, and is an ideal reference text for non-specialists working in cancer genetics.
By:
Lorraine Robinson
Edited by:
Chris Jacobs (NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow University College London and Consultant Genetic Counsellor in Cancer Genetics Department of Clinical Genetics Guy's Hospital London UK),
Lorraine Robinson (Principal Lecturer and Programme Leader,
Department of Adult Nursing,
King's College London,
UK),
Patricia Webb (Principal Lecturer and Course Director Dip/BSc.Health Care Practice,
Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences,
St. George's University of London,
UK)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 183mm,
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 630g
ISBN: 9780199672844
ISBN 10: 0199672849
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 19 August 2014
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Section 1: Putting cancer genetics into context 1: Chris Jacobs: Putting cancer genetics into context Section 2: Cancer genetics: the basics 2: Chris Jacobs: Cancer genetics: the basics - Introduction 3: Emma Williams: Taking a cancer family history and drawing a family tree 4: Christine Patch: Basic cancer genetics 5: Audrey Yandle: Cancer biology 6: Lorraine Robinson and Pat Webb: Cancer genetics: the basics - Summary Section 3: Genetics of specific cancers 7: Chris Jacobs: Genetics of specific cancers - Introduction 8: Deborah Ruddy: Genetics of breast and ovarian cancer 9: Gabriella Pichert: Genetics of colorectal, gastric and related gynaecological cancers 10: Audrey Ardern-Jones, Elizabeth Bancroft and Rosalind Eeles: Genetics of prostate cancer 11: Adam Shaw: Genetics of rare cancer syndromes 12: Pat Webb and Lorraine Robinson: Genetics of specific cancers - Summary Section 4: Cancer risk assessment and communicating risk 13: Chris Jacobs: Cancer risk assessment and communicating risk - Introduction 14: Vishakha Trepathi and Charlotte Eddy: Breast and ovarian cancer risk assessment 15: Sarah Rose and Vicki Keisel: Colorectal and gastric and related cancers risk assessment 16: Lorraine Robinson and Pat Webb: Cancer risk assessment and communicating risk - Summary Section 5: Early detection of hereditary cancer 17: Chris Jacobs: Early detection of hereditary cancer - Introduction 18: Michael Michell: Early detection of hereditary breast cancer 19: Abdulkani Yusuf and Kevin John Monahan: Early detection of hereditary colorectal and gastric cancer 20: Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj and Usha Menon: Early detection of hereditary gynaecological cancers 21: Lorraine Robinson and Pat Webb: Early detection of hereditary cancer - Summary Section 6: Reducing the risk of cancer 22: Chris Jacobs: Reducing the risk of cancer - Introduction 23: Hisham Hamed and Jian Farhadi: Reducing the risk of breast cancer 24: Eric Chung and Mark George: Reducing the risk of colorectal and gastric cancer 25: Adam Rosenthal: Reducing the risk of gynaecological cancers 26: Lorraine Robinson and Pat Webb: Reducing the risk of cancer - Summary Section 7: Managing hereditary cancer 27: Chris Jacobs: Managing hereditary cancer - Introduction 28: Jennifer Glendenning, Ashutosh Kothari, Amanda Shewbridge and Andrew Tutt: Managing hereditary breast cancer 29: Kiruthikah Thillai, Claire Coughlan, Mahmoud Ali Zohree Ali, Paul Ross: Managing hereditary colorectal and gastric cancer 30: Charlotte Moss, Emma Crosbie and Ana Montes: Managing hereditary gynaecological cancer 31: Pat Webb and Lorraine Robinson: Managing hereditary cancer - Summary Section 8: Genetic counselling and supporting individuals with a family history of cancer 32: Chris Jacobs: Genetic counselling and supporting individuals with a family history of cancer - Introduction 33: Chris Jacobs, Eshika Haque and Gillian Scott: Genetic counselling about cancer predisposition 34: Clare Firth: Psychosocial issues and supporting individuals with a family history of cancer 35: Athalie Melville and Sally Watts: Ethical and cultural issues 36: Pat Webb and Lorraine Robinson: Genetic counselling and supporting individuals with a family history of cancer - Summary Section 9: Managing cancer family history in primary, secondary and palliative care 37: Chris Jacobs: Managing cancer family history in primary, secondary and palliative care - Introduction 38: Belinda Loetter and Kati Harris: Experiences of managing cancer family history in primary care 39: Gillian Bowman and Linda Dyer: Experiences of managing cancer family history in secondary care 40: Sheila Goff: Experiences of managing cancer family history in palliative care 41: Chris Jacobs: A practical guide to setting up a cancer family history clinic in primary and secondary care 42: Pat Webb and Lorraine Robinson: Managing cancer family history in primary, Secondary and palliative care - Summary
Prior to becoming a genetic counsellor, Chris was an experienced critical care nurse and transplant coordinator. She was appointed to the post of Consultant Genetic Counsellor in Cancer Genetics in 2006 and has led/ jointly led the cancer genetics service for the South East of England since 2008. In addition to providing genetic counselling, her service development experience has included setting up and establishing a network of cancer risk assessment clinics and establishing and running a BRCA family service for patients with BRCA1/2 gene mutations and developing, implementing a rapid breast cancer risk assessment service and Mismatch Repair gene testing service. Her educational and research interests are in improving communication and understanding about cancer genetics. Chris is the clinical lead for the Advanced Healthcare Practice in Cancer Genetics course, run jointly by King's College London and St. George's University of London and Kingston University. Lorraine Robinson has worked as a Lecturer for several years both at King's College London and The Royal Marsden Hospital. Her interests are in cancer care, breast care, psychological interventions and health policy. She has worked as an Associate Journal Editor and has had key positions within the RCN Cancer Nursing Society and EONS. Lorraine is undertaking a Doctorate in Healthcare with her research focussing on the needs of women living with metastatic breast cancer. At present Lorraine is the Programme Leader for the BSc programmes in Cancer Care, Palliative Care and Haemato-oncology and the Lead for the pre-registration BSc Adult Nursing course. Pat Webb is committed to delivering a multi-professional and collaborative approach to cancer and palliative care in clinical work, education and research. In her current role (Principal Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, and Course Director, MSc Healthcare at St. George's University of London), she is the strategic lead in cancer and palliative care research and education, running and developing the curricula for post graduate modules in cancer and End of Life Care. In addition, Pat was the Editor of the international peer-reviewed journal, European Journal of Cancer Care for 18 years until 2009. Pat has used her nursing qualification and experience to work across professional disciplines, and statutory and voluntary sectors. This has included reporting on the ethics of palliative care for the Bioethics division of the European Commission and organizing and lecturing on cancer and palliative care programmes through the European School of Oncology.
Reviews for Genetics for Health Professionals in Cancer Care: From Principles to Practice
The book is well written and edited by an interdisciplinary team of leading experts in cancer genetics in the U.K. ....The guided activities are an excellent feature, which can be particularly useful to facilitate applied learning by the individual or in classroom/group learning settings. * Doody's Notes * This excellent book is aimed at health professionals who do not specialise in cancer genetics but who, through their clinical practice, have frequent contact with patients with hereditary cancer or a family history of cancer. . . Each section has a detailed introduction at the beginning; the chapters are then divided with easy to follow sub-headings and finally a summary. This ensures that complex ideas are kept manageable. The expertise of the authors is apparent throughout the text. * Rebecca Myatt, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; Nursing Times * Featured on Doody's Core Titles List for 2018
