A surveillance clinic for children and adolescents with, or at risk of, hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes

Nicholas Leedman; Murray Princehorn; Nicholas Gottardo; Claire Franklin; Rebecca D'Souza; Catherine E Kiraly-Borri

doi:10.5694/mja2.51002

A surveillance clinic for children and adolescents with, or at risk of, hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes

Med J Aust. 2021 Apr;214(7):335-335.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51002. Epub 2021 Mar 26.

Authors

Nicholas Leedman¹, Murray Princehorn², Nicholas Gottardo^{1

3}, Claire Franklin², Rebecca D'Souza⁴, Catherine E Kiraly-Borri⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
² Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia.
³ Telethon Kids Cancer Centre, Brain tumour Research Program, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, WA, Australia.
⁴ Genetic Services of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.

PMID: 33772786
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.51002

No abstract available

Keywords: Adolescence; Early detection of cancer; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing; Physician-patient relations; Preventive medicine; Risk factors.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Australia / epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Early Detection of Cancer / methods
Genes, p53 / genetics
Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics*
Genetic Testing / methods
Humans
Infant
Mutation
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary / diagnosis
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary / epidemiology
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary / genetics*
Population Surveillance / methods*
Risk Assessment