Familial Cancer

期刊简介：In recent years clinical cancer genetics has become increasingly important. Several events, in particular the developments in DNA-based technology, have contributed to this evolution. Clinical cancer genetics has now matured to a medical discipline which is truly multidisciplinary in which clinical and molecular geneticists work together with clinical and medical oncologists as well as with psycho-social workers.Due to the multidisciplinary nature of clinical cancer genetics most papers are currently being published in a wide variety of journals on epidemiology, oncology and genetics. Familial Cancer provides a forum bringing these topics together focusing on the interests and needs of the clinician.The journal mainly concentrates on clinical cancer genetics. Most major areas in the field shall be included, such as epidemiology of familial cancer, molecular analysis and diagnosis, clinical expression, treatment and prevention, counselling and the health economics of familial cancer.

【译文】近年来，临床癌症遗传学变得越来越重要。特别是基于DNA技术的进步，为这一发展做出了贡献。临床癌症遗传学现在已经成熟为一个真正的多学科医学领域，其中临床和分子遗传学家与临床和医学肿瘤学家以及心理社会工作者共同工作。由于临床癌症遗传学的多学科性质，大多数论文目前都在流行病学、肿瘤学和遗传学等广泛的各种期刊上发表。《家族癌症》提供了一个将这些主题汇集起来的论坛，重点关注临床医生的兴趣和需求。该期刊主要集中关注临床癌症遗传学。该领域的所有主要领域都应包括在内，例如家族癌症的流行病学、分子分析和诊断、临床表现、治疗和预防、咨询以及家族癌症的健康经济学。