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Hereditary Colorectal Cancer

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This chapter will discuss the approach given to patients and their families with hereditary colorectal cancer in Hong Kong. The workflow utilized by the Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Registry as well as social and cultural issues unique to Hong Kong will be presented. Genetic counseling, testing, support, and economics of these will also be presented.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    Judy Wai-chu Ho

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  1. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas, Holcombe Blvd. 1515, Houston, 77030, Texas, USA

    Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas

  2. Associate Professor of Surgery, Brazilian Registry of Inherited, Colorec, University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Raul Cutait

  3. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Gastroenterology, The University of Texas, Houston, 77030, Texas, USA

    Patrick M. Lynch

  4. Cancer Research UK London Research Insti, Molecular and Population Genetics Labora, London, United Kingdom

    Ian Tomlinson

  5. Medical Center, Gastroenterology, Leiden University, Leiden, 2333 AA, Netherlands

    Hans F.A. Vasen

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Ho, J.Wc., Ho, S.My., Chu, A.Tw. (2010). Across Culture and Health Systems: Asia (Hong Kong). In: Rodriguez-Bigas, M., Cutait, R., Lynch, P., Tomlinson, I., Vasen, H. (eds) Hereditary Colorectal Cancer. M.D. Anderson Solid Tumor Oncology Series, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6603-2_26

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