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Item Information       Summary     More Content     More by this author     Friedman, Sue.     Subjects     Breast -- Cancer -- Genetic aspects -- Popular works.     Breast -- Cancer -- Risk factors -- Popular works.     Breast -- Cancer -- Prevention -- Popular works.     Ovaries -- Cancer -- Genetic aspects -- Popular works.     Ovaries -- Cancer -- Risk factors -- Popular works.     Ovaries -- Cancer -- Prevention -- Popular works.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Friedman, Sue.       by title:      Confronting heredita...         MARC Display

Confronting hereditary breast and ovarian cancer [electronic resource] : identify your risk, understand your options, change your destiny / Sue Friedman, Rebecca Sutphen, and Kathy Steligo ; foreword by Mark H. Greene. by Friedman, Sue. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. Subjects Breast -- Cancer -- Genetic aspects -- Popular works.   Breast -- Cancer -- Risk factors -- Popular works.   Breast -- Cancer -- Prevention -- Popular works.   Ovaries -- Cancer -- Genetic aspects -- Popular works.   Ovaries -- Cancer -- Risk factors -- Popular works.   Ovaries -- Cancer -- Prevention -- Popular works. Electronic Resource http://hawaii.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=FB7A66ED-1F51-4CFD-A886-C0C07174B8B5 This title is available online; click here to access ISBN:  9781421404455 (electronic bk.) 1421404451 (electronic bk.) Series:  Johns Hopkins Press health book. Description:  1 online resource (xix, 261 p.) : ill. Contents:  Pt. I. Understanding cancer, genetics, and risk. Breast and ovarian cancer basics ; A peek inside : your genes at work ; Defining risk ; Hereditary cancer : what's swimming in your gene pool? -- Pt. ll. Assessing your risk. Genetic counseling ; Genetic testing : facing your hereditary horoscope ; Decoding your test results -- Pt. Ill. Managing your risk : your DNA doesn't have to be your destiny. Early detection strategies ; Chemoprevention ; Mastectomy tor risk reduction and treatment ; Reconstruction : new breasts after mastectomy ; Oophorectomy and other risk-reducing gynecologic surgeries ; Dealing with menopause and quality-of-life issues -- Pt. IV. Living with BRCA : issues and answers. Managing lifestyle choices ; Sharing information with friends, family, and coworkers ; Young and at high risk ; How BRCA affects men ; Diagnosis : hereditary cancer ; Putting the pieces together to make difficult decisions. Requests:  0 Summary:  This book defines issues facing previvors and survivors of breast and ovarian cancer. Including information about genetic counseling and testing, preventive surgery, and fertility and family planning, as well as explanations of health insurance coverage and laws protecting genetic privacy, this title tackles the challenges of living in a high-risk body.   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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