Confronting Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Identify Your Risk, Understand Your Options, Change Your Destiny
- ISBN-10
- 1421404087
- ISBN-13
- 9781421404080
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Pages
- 261
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-03
- Publisher
- JHU Press
- Authors
- Sue Friedman, Rebecca Sutphen, Kathy Steligo
Description
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.
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- 2012-03-01
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