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Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology Page 454

Letter

Letter

A Primer for Genetic Counseling of Hereditary Cancer - Visits to the Cancer Hospitals in the United States

To the Editor:

With the advance of molecular cytogenetics in the past decade, a number of responsible genes for hereditary cancers have been identified. We are now reaching a new horizon where a diagnosis of a high-risk carrier for developing cancer and a new strategy for cancer prevention are within the scope through genetic tests. The importance of genetic counseling is stressed and the genetic test should be considered as an option for the client having genetic counseling. However, there are only a few hospitals in Japan where genetic counseling . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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