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a J
Med
Genet 2001;38:691-695 Victorian
Clinical Genetics Services, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington
Road, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia, b Murdoch
Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia, c Department of Clinical
Genetics, HUS, Finland
Correspondence to: Dr Gaff, clara.gaff@mh.org.au
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EDITOR
The rapid increase in understanding
of cancer genetics in recent years means that few oncology nurses have
sufficient knowledge to address the issues of patients concerned about
inherited predisposition to cancer.1-3 While some nursing
curricula have recently incorporated cancer genetics, this does not
assist the large body of oncology nurses already in practice. The need
for an educational programme in cancer genetics was highlighted locally by a focus group of senior level nurses and social workers practising in oncology (unpublished data). All felt inadequately equipped to deal
with enquiries regarding family history and cancer risk from patients
and staff. Nobody in the focus group was aware of the Australian
protocols for referral to familial cancer clinics within their
employing organisations and family history was not routinely collected.
The Australian guidelines categorise families according to their level
of cancer risk ("high", "moderate", or "low") based on
family history and/or
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