Caring for families with a family history of cancer: Why concerns about genetic predisposition are missing from the palliative agenda

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 117-124

  Lillie, Alison Kate ^a   Clifford, Collette ^b   Metcalfe, Alison ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family history; Genetics; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; DYING; FAMILY; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 79953878343     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216310383738     Document Type: Article

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