Question 49 · LEK · Oncogenetics
A female patient reports to her family doctor that her father had a colon cancer while her mother and aunt had a breast cancer. Indicate the most appropriate management:
- A. observation of the patient, there is no need to refer her to any specialist - she does not present any alarming symptoms.
- B. telling the patient about the risk and providing an observation in the settings of family doctor service.
- C. referring the patient to the outpatient clinic for genetic counseling, there is no need for other consultations.
- D. referring the patient to the cancer prevention center and the outpatient clinic for genetic counseling.
- E. referring the patient to the emergency department in order to carry out quick cancer diagnostics.
Hint
Several close relatives with cancer suggest a hereditary syndrome; think of both risk assessment and organized surveillance.
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