title: How cancer gene testing can benefit patients.
abstract: A revolution has taken place in the past few decades in our understanding of the genetic origins of human cancer. In particular, genes implicated in inherited susceptibility to forms of cancer are increasingly being identified and their mutations characterized. Many of these genes are also involved in sporadic tumours of the same type, as well as additional tumour types. Understanding of these genes will therefore affect an even greater number of patients.
authors.affiliation: OncorMed Inc., Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA. info@oncormed.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bray
mesh_terms: D001675:Bioethics; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D018570:Risk Assessment