Previvors: Facing the Breast Cancer Gene and Making Life-Changing Decisions

by Dina Roth Port

Book Overview

The first guide to all surgical and nonsurgical options for women with a high risk for breast cancer.

Advances in genetic testing and risk assessment have changed the face of medicine, but with them has come a Pandora's box of dilemmas. Imagine discovering you had a significant risk for developing breast cancer. What would you do?

Through the incredible true stories of five young friends, as well as interviews with more than...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158333405X
• ISBN13: 9781583334058
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher