Familial Cancer Control

The results of a seminar on cancer families, which explains how they can be identified by taking a family history of cancer patients. This method detects cancer genes and determines which persons may benefit from preventive measures such as screening and chemoprevention.

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The information gathered at a seminar on familial cancer is presented in this source book for professionals. Family studies are a key to understanding the aetiology of cancer, since they may lead to the identification of cancer genes. All types of cancer show a tendency to aggregate in families. Cancer families can be identified by taking a family history in cancer patients. This method is useful for detecting cancer genes and determining which persons carry a high risk for cancer and who may thus benefit from preventive measures such as screening and chemoprevention.