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Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology Pages 234-236

Letter
Letter

Introduction of a German Genetic Counseling Program for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer

To the Editor:

Recently I had an opportunity to visit Tokyo as a fellow of the Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research for 12 weeks. Although my task was to learn some research techniques at the Growth Factor Division in the National Cancer Center Research Institute, I encountered two interesting papers on cancer genetic counseling in Japan (1,2). I was lucky to be able to meet the authors and discuss the issue. Since I am involved in the genetic counseling program in Germany, I would like to introduce our concept and planing.

The etiology of breast cancer involves various factors, and it has been recognized for many years that family history is an important risk factor for the development of carcinoma of the breast. Approximately 20% of breast cancer patients have a family history, and in about 5% of these cases, breast and ovarian . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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