Genetic Predisposition and Clinical Presentations of Hereditary Cancer
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 61
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hereditary gastrointestinal tumor syndromes
Interests: hereditary gastrointestinal tumor syndromes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Genetic tumor risk syndromes (GENTURIS) affect at least 1 % of all people. Therefore, a relevant number of tumors each year occur in the context of a GENTURIS, of which many patients are not aware before their tumor diagnosis. As risk-adapted surveillance in these patients might lead to earlier detection or even prevention of these tumors and there are more and more specific treatment options emerging, efforts should be undertaken to enhance detection of GENTURIS patients.
In this respect, we are pleased to invite you to contribute to a Special Issue on “Genetic Predisposition and Clinical Presentations of Hereditary Cancer”. This project will give an overview of the most relevant GENTURIS. Therefore, diagnosis, surveillance and treatment of hereditary colorectal and breast cancer will be covered as well as other more rare GENTURIS. The Special Issue aims to spread knowledge and raise awareness of GENTURIS and the special needs of these patients. Consequently, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: Lynch Syndrome; somatic mosaics; gastrointestinal polyposis syndromes; hereditary gastric cancer; PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome; hereditary breast cancer; hereditary endocrine tumors; childhood cancers and hereditary tumor predisposition; hereditary hematological neoplasias; heritability of cancer.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Elke Holinski-Feder
Dr. Verena Steinke-Lange
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hereditary tumor predisposition
- genetic tumor risk syndromes (GENTURIS)
- colorectal cancer
- breast cancer
- somatic mosaics
- childhood cancer
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