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“The key to identifying women who are at risk for a hereditary breast cancer lies in obtaining an adequate, three-generation family history, including ethnic background. It is imperative to ask about both the maternal and paternal family histories of cancer, given that most hereditary breast cancer predispositions are inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion and occur through both male and female transmission.”

— Thull DL and Vogel VG.
Recognition and Management of Hereditary Breast Cancer Syndromes.
The Oncologist, Vol. 9, No. 1, 13-24, February 2004.

Organizations

American Academy of Family Physicians
www.aafp.org

American College of Medical Genetics
www.acmg.net

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
www.acog.org

American College of Physicians/American Society of Internal Medicine
www.acponline.org

American College of Surgeons
www.facs.org

American Society of Breast Surgeons
www.breastsurgeons.org

American Society of Clinical Oncology
www.asco.org

American Society of Human Genetics
www.ashg.org

International Society of Nurses in Genetics
www.isong.org

National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics
www.nchpeg.org

National Society of Genetic Counselors
www.nsgc.org

Oncology Nursing Society
www.ons.org

Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists
www.sgno.org

Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
www.sgo.org

Society of Surgical Oncology
www.surgonc.org

“Identification and management of women with hereditary predispositions to breast and ovarian cancers are complex clinical undertakings. Optimally, they require consultation with and collaboration among surgeons, medical oncologists, genetic counselors, gynecologists, and radiologists in a multidisciplinary clinical environment that provides clarification of risk, elucidation of management options, and elaboration of both the risks and benefits of various intervention strategies.”

— Thull DL and Vogel VG.
Recognition and Management of Hereditary Breast Cancer Syndromes.
The Oncologist, Vol. 9, No. 1, 13-24, February 2004.