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Counseling families with hereditary gastrointestinal polyposis syndromes. 1987

A J Krush

Counseling for families with one of the hereditary polyposis and/or colon cancer syndromes can be offered by a number of different professional persons depending upon the emotional needs of the counselee. It is sometimes difficult to persuade at-risk persons in polyposis families to institute a medical surveillance plan with their physicians because of their reactions to knowledge (or lack of it) of the family diagnosis. Counseling may reveal both emotional and financial problems as deterrents to needed medical planning. Support organizations and explanatory literature are helpful in allaying fears and promoting compliance.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010375	Pedigree	The record of descent or ancestry, particularly of a particular condition or trait, indicating individual family members, their relationships, and their status with respect to the trait or condition.	Family Tree,Genealogical Tree,Genealogic Tree,Genetic Identity,Identity, Genetic,Family Trees,Genealogic Trees,Genealogical Trees,Genetic Identities,Identities, Genetic,Tree, Family,Tree, Genealogic,Tree, Genealogical,Trees, Family,Trees, Genealogic,Trees, Genealogical
D011125	Adenomatous Polyposis Coli	A polyposis syndrome due to an autosomal dominant mutation of the APC genes (GENES, APC) on CHROMOSOME 5. The syndrome is characterized by the development of hundreds of ADENOMATOUS POLYPS in the COLON and RECTUM of affected individuals by early adulthood.	Polyposis Coli, Familial,Polyposis Syndrome, Familial,Adenomatous Polyposis Coli, Familial,Adenomatous Polyposis of the Colon,Familial Adenomatous Polyposis,Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Coli,Familial Adenomatous Polyposis of the Colon,Familial Intestinal Polyposis,Familial Multiple Polyposi,Familial Multiple Polyposis,Familial Multiple Polyposis Syndrome,Familial Polyposis Coli,Familial Polyposis Syndrome,Familial Polyposis of the Colon,Hereditary Polyposis Coli,Myh-Associated Polyposis,Polyposis Coli,Polyposis, Adenomatous Intestinal,Adenomatous Intestinal Polyposes,Adenomatous Intestinal Polyposis,Adenomatous Polyposes, Familial,Adenomatous Polyposis Colus,Adenomatous Polyposis, Familial,Coli, Adenomatous Polyposis,Coli, Familial Polyposis,Coli, Hereditary Polyposis,Coli, Polyposis,Colus, Adenomatous Polyposis,Colus, Familial Polyposis,Colus, Hereditary Polyposis,Colus, Polyposis,Familial Adenomatous Polyposes,Familial Intestinal Polyposes,Familial Multiple Polyposes,Familial Multiple Polyposus,Familial Polyposis Colus,Familial Polyposis Syndromes,Hereditary Polyposis Colus,Intestinal Polyposes, Familial,Intestinal Polyposis, Adenomatous,Intestinal Polyposis, Familial,Multiple Polyposes, Familial,Multiple Polyposi, Familial,Multiple Polyposis, Familial,Multiple Polyposus, Familial,Myh Associated Polyposis,Myh-Associated Polyposes,Polyposes, Familial Adenomatous,Polyposes, Familial Multiple,Polyposes, Myh-Associated,Polyposi, Familial Multiple,Polyposis Coli, Adenomatous,Polyposis Coli, Hereditary,Polyposis Colus,Polyposis Colus, Adenomatous,Polyposis Colus, Familial,Polyposis Colus, Hereditary,Polyposis, Familial Adenomatous,Polyposis, Familial Multiple,Polyposis, Myh-Associated,Polyposus, Familial Multiple
D003376	Counseling	The giving of advice and assistance to individuals with educational or personal problems.
D005817	Genetic Counseling	An educational process that provides information and advice to individuals or families about a genetic condition that may affect them. The purpose is to help individuals make informed decisions about marriage, reproduction, and other health management issues based on information about the genetic disease, the available diagnostic tests, and management programs. Psychosocial support is usually offered.	Counseling, Genetic,Genetic Counseling, Prenatal,Prenatal Genetic Counseling
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012306	Risk	The probability that an event will occur. It encompasses a variety of measures of the probability of a generally unfavorable outcome.	Relative Risk,Relative Risks,Risk, Relative,Risks,Risks, Relative