Cancer genetics education programme curriculum topic areas
| Cancer genetics education program (CGEP) topic domains |
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| *Most frequently requested domains for one hour continuing medical education lectures |
| Principles and practice of genetic cancer risk assessment* |
| Basic mechanisms of heredity, mutations, and carcinogenesis |
| Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer* |
| Hereditary forms of colorectal cancer* |
| Management of patients with inherited susceptibility to cancer* |
| Ethical, legal, social, and insurance issues related to cancer predisposition testing* |
| Methods of detecting genetic mutations* |
| Cancer associated genodermatoses, including melanoma and basal cell carcinoma |
| Hereditary syndromes that present as cancer in childhood |
| Genetic testing and screening for multiple endocrine neoplasia |
| Rare hereditary disorders associated with cancer susceptibility |