SEOM produced a consensus on hereditary cancer with three companies of primary care.
SEOM develops a consensus on hereditary cancer with three companies of primary care. in order to improve attendance in hereditary cancer in Spain. -5% Of all tumors are hereditary origin implying that 10,000 people have a greater predisposition to cancer – represents a milestone between different scientific societies involved in caring for people with a predisposition to cancer – the consensus is summarized in a brochure of quick and easy query Madrid, July 2012.- for the first time the three companies of primary care: Spanish medicine society of family and community (SEMFYC), Spanish society of physicians in primary care (SEMERGEN) and Spanish society of General physicians and family (SEMG) have joined together with the Spanish society of medical oncology to develop consensus on hereditary cancer that It will improve assistance in hereditary cancer. SEOM, SEMFYC, SEMERGEN and SEMG representatives formed a working group drafted a document fully agreed to by all participants, which summarizes the main characteristics of individuals with hereditary cancer care, how to identify them, evaluate them, lead to a unit of genetic counselling to Cancer and advising them in their riskgenetic studies and measures of prevention or reduction of risk. As shown in the DRA. Carmen Guillén, Coordinator of the SEOM section of hereditary Cancer and genetic counselling, and member of the Working Group: primary care physicians and medical oncologists should be trained to evaluate family...
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