Recognising these disorders in cancer patients may be of great importance for the medical management of both patients and their relatives. Conversely, recognising the fact that cancer may develop as a complication of a particular hereditary disorder which has already been diagnosed, may be important for the same reason. The program tries to match tumour and non-tumour features observed in patients and their families with any of the more than 300 disorders presently contained in the database and provides a clinical synopsis for each of these disorders. FaCD is intended for use by health care professionals with at least a basic knowledge of clinical cancer genetics. The software is offered free of charge, in support of the UICC Familial Cancer and Prevention Project .
Registration is required before downloading.
The database will be updated on a regular basis.