Cancer Risk Assessment For Breast, Ovarian, & Uterine Cancers

New information about cancer risks is becoming available on a regular basis. Some of the ramifications of this information may be surprising to you. For example, did you know...

• About 5% to 10% of all ovarian, breast and endometrial (uterine) cancers are due to strong hereditary factors
• A woman who has two close relatives with breast cancer may not have an increased hereditary risk of cancer
• A woman who has two close relatives with ovarian cancer may well have an increased hereditary risk of cancer
• In some families, individuals have an increased hereditary risk of several cancers, such as breast, ovarian, colon and uterine
• An increased hereditary susceptibility to breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancer can be passed through the father's side of the family
• Genetic testing may not be useful to some individuals, even though they have a strong family history of cancer
• Learning about the origin and risks of cancer usually reduces a person's concern about cancer
• The children of a woman diagnosed with cancer are generally more concerned about their own risks than she often suspects

Cancer Risk Assessment is designed to assess hereditary and non-hereditary risks of cancer, then provide comprehensive, useful information about these risks. Based on the information, individuals are helped to make more informed choices about follow-up and genetic testing.

Cancer Risk Assessment For Colon Cancer

New information about cancer risks is becoming available on a regular basis. Some of the ramifications of this information may be surprising to you. For example, did you know...

• About 10% of all colon cancers are due to strong hereditary factors
• A person who has two close relatives with colon cancer may not have an increased hereditary risk of cancer
• Testing is available to determine if some individual's hereditary cancer risk is increased
• In some families, individuals have an increased hereditary risk of several cancers, such as colon, ovarian, and uterine cancer
• Genetic testing may be useful to some, not all who have a strong family history of colon cancer
• Learning about the origin and risks of cancer usually reduces a person's concern about cancer
• Even the grown children of an individual diagnosed with cancer are generally more concerned about their own risks than the parent often suspects

Cancer Risk Assessment is designed to assess hereditary and non-hereditary risks of cancer, then provide comprehensive, useful information about these risks. Based on the information, individuals are helped to make more informed choices about follow-up and genetic testing.

Cancer Risk Assessment Course For Health Professionals

This course is designed to help health professionals set up and provide high quality, clinically effective Cancer Risk Counseling services including counseling for genetic testing, and helping patients live more comfortably with risk. The course is customized to meet individual and institutional needs, and includes the following:

Individualized Training

• Core Packet of Risk Information Materials
• Office Forms
• Educational Update Consultations (optional)

Individualized Training
Includes 2.5 days of intensive training in Cancer Risk Assessment and Counseling. The training is held in Berkeley, California. The primary focus is on breast and ovarian cancers, and covers topics such as:

• genetic testing
• epidemiology
• hereditary and non-hereditary risk analysis
• etiology
• early detection
• psychosocial considerations
• risks associated with factors such as hormones and precursor lesions

Core Packet of Risk Information Materials
Contains high-quality educational materials to answer patients' questions and help them to understand the sophisticated concepts involved. The Core Packet covers topics such as genetic testing, epidemiology, hereditary and non-hereditary risk assessment, etiology, early detection modalities, and psychosocial considerations. Information about risks associated with factors such as hormones and precursor lesion are also included. Counselors will find answers to most questions patients ask in these wide-ranging, easy to use materials.

Office Forms
Office forms useful in establishing an efficient service, including forms for ordering and managing relevant records on patient's affected relatives.

Educational Updates
Additional educational materials for patients, including materials on newly reported scientific and medical findings, for one year.

Educational Update Consultations (optional)
Includes telephone, fax, and E-mail consultations on risk assessment, patient concerns, and evaluation of scientific studies for health professionals.