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This Title Equips Health Professionals With The Knowledge And Skills Required For All Aspects Of Managing Cancer Family History, Discussing The Challenges Raised And Providing Practical Guidance On Setting Up A Cancer Family History Clinic In Primary And Secondary Care. Putting Cancer Genetics Into Context / Chris Jacobs -- Cancer Genetics: The Basics. Introduction / Chris Jacobs -- Taking A Cancer Family History And Drawing A Family Tree / Emma Williams -- Basic Cancer Genetics / Christine Patch -- Cancer Biology / Audrey Yandle -- Cancer Genetics: The Basics. Summary / Lorraine Robinson And Patricia Webb -- Genetics Of Specific Cancers. Introduction / Chris Jacobs -- Genetics Of Breast And Ovarian Cancer / Deborah Ruddy -- Genetics Of Colorectal, Gastric And Related Gynaecological Cancers / Gabriella Pichert -- Genetics Of Prostate Cancer / Elizabeth Bancroft, Audrey Ardern-jones, And Rosalind Eeles -- Genetics Of Rare Cancer Syndromes / Adam Shaw. Genetics Of Specific Cancers. Summary / Patricia Webb And Lorraine Robinson -- Cancer Risk Assessment And Communicating Risk. Introduction / Chris Jacobs -- Risk Assessment In Breast And Ovarian Cancer / Vishakha Tripathi And Charlotte Eddy -- Risk Assessment In Colorectral, Gastric And Related Gynaecological Cancers / Sarah Rose And Vicki Kiesel -- Cancer Risk Assessment And Communicating Risk. Summary / Lorraine Robinson And Patricia Webb -- Early Detection Of Hereditary Cancer. Introduction / Chris Jacobs -- Early Detection Of Hereditary Breast Cancer / Michael Michell -- Early Detection Of Hereditary Colorectal And Gastric Cancer / Abdulkani Yusuf And Kevin John Monahan. Early Detection Of Hereditary Gynaecological Cancers / Aleksandra Gentry-maharaj And Usha Menon -- Early Detection Of Hereditary Cancer. Summary / Lorraine Robinson And Patricia Webb -- Reducing The Risk Of Cancer. Introduction / Chris Jacobs -- Reducing The Risk Of Breast Cancer / Hisham Hamed And Jian Farhadi -- Reducing The Risk Of Colorectal And