Use of family history taking for hereditary neoplastic syndromes screening in primary health care: A systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although most neoplasms result from complex interactions between the individual's genome and the environment, a percentage of cases is particularly due to inherited alterations that confer a greater predisposition to the development of tumors. Hereditary Neoplastic Syndromes have a high psychosocial and economic burden, in addition to being characterized by an increased risk for one or more types of cancer, onset of malignancy at a young age, high risk of secondary malignancies, and occurrence in successive generations of the family. Personal and family history, as well as pedigree, may be useful resources to estimate the risk for developing cancer, especially in Primary Health Care settings.

Objective

To identify and evaluate the evidence regarding the impact of

SUBMITTER: Pessanha RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9312395 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature