Familial Cancer

近年来，临床癌症遗传学研究变得越来越重要。一些事件，特别是dna技术的发展，促成了这一演变。临床癌症遗传学现已发展成为一门真正的多学科医学学科，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，目前大多数论文发表在各种流行病学、肿瘤学和遗传学杂志上。家庭癌症提供了一个论坛，把这些话题集中在临床医生的兴趣和需求。该杂志将主要关注临床癌症遗传学。该领域的大多数主要领域将包括:家庭癌症分子分析的流行病学、诊断、临床表现、治疗和预防咨询以及家庭癌症的健康经济学。

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 will mainly concentrate on clinical cancer genetics. Most major areas in the field will 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.