Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-227) and index.
General principles of cancer genetics -- Chromosomes and cancer -- Molecular genetics of cancer -- Genetic predisposition to cancer -- Ethical issues in human cancer genetics -- Genetics of human cancers by site of origin -- Central nervous system -- Eye -- Cardiorespiratory system and thorax -- Endocrine system -- Gastro-intestinal system -- Reproductive system -- Urinary system -- Haematological and lymphoid neoplasia -- Musculoskeletal system -- Skin tumours and inherited disorders predisposing to skin tumours -- Inherited conditions predisposing to dermatological malignancy -- Inherited cancer-predisposing syndromes -- Fundamentals of genetics