¿CÓMO ORGANIZAR Y ESTRUCTURAR UN PROGRAMA DE SÍNDROMES HEREDITARIOS QUE PREDISPONEN AL DESARROLLO DEL CÁNCER?

Advances in medicine face new challenges, such as the hereditary syndromes that predispose to the development of cancer. The classic model of the specialist doctor who treats a specific tumor of his patient, must be changed by the “health team that advises a family”. The diagnosis of an inherited disease has a strong psychological and emotional impact on each family member as it involves adapting to changes in lifestyle, adhering to active surveillance guidelines through imaging, blood tests and periodic medical checks and even in some cases must undergo prophylactic surgeries. In view of this new challenge, institutions are seeing the need to develop and implement High-Risk Programs in Oncology, which is made-up of an interdisciplinary team, which allows them to host and support these families. This article describes the characteristics of a high-risk program in oncology and the experience of a center that has implemented this program.