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Counseling About Cancer: Strategies for Genetic Counseling

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This book was required reading for my training program, but I have used it numerous times since graduation. This is a good resource for any genetic counselor or other medical professional who works with cancer patients.

"If you are counseling patients about cancer, this book belongs on your bookshelf. From student to healthcare professional, novice to expert, Katherine Schneider's book offers essential information about the clinical and genetic aspects of cancer, valuable guidance in risk assessment and helpful strategies for counseling patients. Katherine Schneider's succinct summaries of hereditary cancer syndromes and tables will be of great benefit in generating differential diagnoses, determining genetic testing options and what cancer screening is indicated. The case examples nicely tie together key concepts, address ethical dilemmas, illustrate the nuances of counseling and the psychological impact information has on patients and their families. "Counseling About Cancer: Strategies for Genetic Counseling" is truly a landmark book in this rapidly evolving field." -- Wendy Uhlmann, M.S., University of Michigan

Book was exactly what I expected. Shipping was prompt and the condition of the book was great.

"...I would definitely recommend this book to other genetic counsellors and health-care professionals working directly with hereditary cancer syndromes." (Health Expectations)