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British Medical Bulletin 50:732-745 (1994)
© 1994 The British Council

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Setting up and running a familial cancer clinic

B A J Ponder

CRC Human Cancer Genetics Research Group, Department of Pathology Cambridge, UK

Abstract

This article is based on the author's own experience of establishing and running a familial cancer clinic over the past 9 years. There are certainly other ways of doing it, depending on the clinical context — resources, involvement of colleagues from other specialities — and each clinic should be adapted to local circumstances.1,2 As the familial component of the common cancers such as breast and colorectal cancers is increasingly recognised, and DNA-based predictive testing becomes a possibility, the future demand for genetic advice is likely to increase dramatically. This will almost certainly require a re-appraisal of the way in which familial cancer services are provided, which is discussed in the final section.


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