[Familial cancer and prevention project--a view on UICC symposium].
Along with the marked development of molecular biology, familial cancer study has made a giant breakthrough in understanding carcino-genesis and provided an evolutional opportunity for genetic testing which has opened an encouraging scope in development of cancer prevention strategy Progress of molecular biology will be accelerated to overcome the cost effectiveness barrier in near future. However, there are no way to reduce a lag time required for the longitudinal observational study on these tested individuals not only in physical but also in psychosocial aspects, and on result of preventive intervention on their course, those which are essential indeed in achieving the aim of the research. In this regards, we urgently need to create the essential infrastructure involving construction of the permanent and nation wide cancer genetic information system, our own fundamental agreement on ELSI and decisiveness to acknowledge the need for educating and recruiting cancer genetic counselor. In this occasion, UICC symposium is the most timely event that will elicit an realistic impact in the new era of cancer research, in Japan.
Utsunorniya
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Second Dept. of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine.
D006801:Humans; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D012106:Research