Cancer Genetics Risk Assessment and Counseling (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version
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- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Cancer Risk Assessment and Counseling
- Components of the Risk Assessment Process
- Education and Counseling About Risk/Risk Communication
- The Option of Genetic Testing
- Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications
- Changes to This Summary (07/19/2017)
- About This PDQ Summary
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Changes to This Summary (07/19/2017)
The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.
Added this new section.
Revised text to include the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force as a professional organization that emphasizes the importance of genetic counseling in the cancer risk assessment and genetic testing process (cited Moyer as reference 15).
This summary is written and maintained by the PDQ Cancer Genetics Editorial Board, which is editorially independent of NCI. The summary reflects an independent review of the literature and does not represent a policy statement of NCI or NIH. More information about summary policies and the role of the PDQ Editorial Boards in maintaining the PDQ summaries can be found on the About This PDQ Summary and PDQ® - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database pages.
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