近年來，臨床癌癥遺傳學研究變得越來越重要。一些事件，特別是dna技術的發展，促成了這一演變。臨床癌癥遺傳學現已發展成為一門真正的多學科醫學學科，臨床和分子遺傳學家與臨床和醫學腫瘤學家以及心理社會工作者共同工作。由于臨床癌癥遺傳學的多學科性質，目前大多數論文發表在各種流行病學、腫瘤學和遺傳學雜志上。家庭癌癥提供了一個論壇，把這些話題集中在臨床醫生的興趣和需求。該雜志將主要關注臨床癌癥遺傳學。該領域的大多數主要領域將包括:家庭癌癥分子分析的流行病學、診斷、臨床表現、治療和預防咨詢以及家庭癌癥的健康經濟學。

In recent years clinical cancer genetics has become increasingly important. Several events in particular the developments in DNA-based technology have contributed to this evolution. Clinical cancer genetics has now matured to a medical discipline which is truly multidisciplinary in which clinical and molecular geneticists work together with clinical and medical oncologists as well as with psycho-social workers. Due to the multidisciplinary nature of clinical cancer genetics most papers are currently being published in a wide variety of journals on epidemiology oncology and genetics. Familial Cancer provides a forum bringing these topics together focusing on the interests and needs of the clinician. The journal will mainly concentrate on clinical cancer genetics. Most major areas in the field will be included such as epidemiology of familial cancer molecular analysis and diagnosis clinical expression treatment and prevention counselling and the health economics of familial cancer.