title: What's in a cancer syndrome? Genes, phenotype and pathology.
abstract: Syndromes are characterised by a group of specific signs and symptoms. This review aims to provide an overview of cancer syndromes and sheds light on possible roles for general health professionals in relation to their abilities to identify patients with cancer syndromes and therefore to refer such patients to specialists.
authors.affiliation: The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wayte
authors.forename: Leonard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Da Silva
authors.forename: Georgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chenevix-Trench
authors.forename: Sunil R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Lakhani
mesh_terms: D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D010641:Phenotype; D013577:Syndrome