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Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
1421404079
ISBN-13
9781421404073
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113356263
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Confronting Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer : Identify Your Risk, Understand Your Options, Change Your Destiny
Publication Year
2012
Subject
Diseases / Cancer, Preventive Medicine, Oncology, Genetics
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Health & Fitness, Medical
Series
A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
20 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2011-019918
Reviews
""This book is an excellent resource for lay people trying to understand and deal with inherited breast and ovarian cancer."", This book is an excellent resource for lay people trying to understand and deal with inherited breast and ovarian cancer.
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
616.99/449042
Table Of Content
Foreword by Mark H. Greene, M.D. Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Understanding Cancer, Genetics, and Risk 1. Breast and Ovarian Cancer Basics Most Cancers Aren''t Hereditary An Introduction to Breast Cancer An Introduction to Ovarian Cancer Other Hereditary Cancers 2. A Peek Inside: Your Genes at Work The Evolution of Genetic Discovery: From Peas to BRCA Your Genetic ABCs... and a D Mutations: Spelling Errors in Your DNA Cookbook How Mutations Lead to Cancer What''s So Special about BRCA? 3. Defining Risk Making Sense of Statistics Getting Personal: Factors That Modify Your Risk It''s a Numbers Game 4. Hereditary Cancer: What''s Swimming in Your Gene Pool? Mutations from Mom or Dad Hidden Risk in the Family Tree HBOC and Other Hereditary Cancer Syndromes Plotting Your Genetic Pedigree Part II: Assessing Your Risk 5. Genetic Counseling The Value of Counseling What to Expect from the Process Why You Need an Expert to Unravel Your Genetic History Deciding Who Should Test First 6. Genetic Testing: Facing Your Hereditary Horoscope Which Test Is Right for You? Powerful, Yet Imperfect Issues for Survivors and Women in Treatment 7. Decoding Your Test Results Life, Interrupted: It''s Positive Good News! You''re a True Negative When No Might Mean Maybe Genetic Variants Now What? Implications for You and Your Family Part III: Managing Your Risk: Your DNA Doesn''t Have to Be Your Destiny 8. Early Detection Strategies High-Risk Surveillance for Breast Cancer High-Risk Surveillance for Ovarian Cancer Is It Cancer? Screening for Other Hereditary Cancers 9. Chemoprevention Risk-Reducing Medications for Breast Cancer Alternatives under Study Chemoprevention for Ovarian Cancer 10. Mastectomy for Risk Reduction and Treatment Reducing Cancer Risk by Removing the Breasts Skin-Sparing Procedures Treating Breast Cancer with Mastectomy Who Should Perform Your Surgery? Risks and Recovery 11. Reconstruction: New Breasts after Mastectomy Delaying Reconstruction to Complete Breast Cancer Treatment Living with a Flat Chest Saline and Silicone Implants Options for Using Your Own Tissue Optional Last Steps: Adding Nipples and Areolas Great Expectations: Surgery and Recovery Choosing the Right Surgeon 12. Oophorectomy and Other Risk-Reducing Gynecologic Surgeries Oophorectomy Procedures Should You Have a Hysterectomy Too? Oophorectomy, Mastectomy: Either, Neither, or Both? Issues for Breast Cancer Survivors 13. Dealing with Menopause and Quality-of-Life Issues Symptoms of Surgical Menopause Long-Term Side Effects Should You Take Hormones? Issues for Breast Cancer Survivors Part IV: Living with BRCA: Issues and Answers 14. Managing Lifestyle Choices The Three-Legged Stool: Nutrition, Weight, and Physical Activity Alcohol: An Unwise Choice Other Lifestyle Risk Factors 15. Sharing Information with Friends, Family, and Coworkers Sharing Risk and Genetic Testing Information with Family Issues for Spouses, Partners, and People You Date What Should You Tell Employers and Coworkers? 16. Young and at High Risk Should You Consider Testing Now? Diagnostic Difficulties Dealing with a Diagnosis before Menopause Planning Your Family, Preserving Your Fertility Oophorectomy in Young Women Sorting through Emotions 17. How BRCA Affects Men Men Get Breast Cancer Too High Risk for Prostate Cancer Other BRCA-Related Cancers 18. Diagnosis: Hereditary Cancer How Important Is a Second Opinion? Treating Hereditary Cancers Making Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions Ovarian Cancer Issues The Importance of Clinical Trials 19. Putting the Pieces Together to Make Difficult Decisions Start at the Beginning: Should You Be Tested? Making Decisions to Reduce Your Risk Making Decisions about Treatment From Confused to Clear in Fifteen Steps Notes Index
Synopsis
'Be informed. Be empowered. Be well.'If you are concerned that the cancer in your family is hereditary, you face difficult choices. Should you have a blood test that may reveal whether you have a high likelihood of disease? Do you preemptively treat a disease that may never develop? How do you make decisions now that will affect the rest of your life? This helpful, informative guide answers your questions as you confront hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.Developed by Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE), the nation's only nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting families affected by hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, this book stands alone among breast and ovarian cancer resources. Equal parts health guide and memoir, it defines complex issues facing previvors and survivors and provides solutions with a fresh, authoritative voice.Written by three passionate advocates for the hereditary cancer community who are themselves breast cancer survivors, Confronting Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer dispels myths and misinformation and presents practical risk-reducing alternatives and decision-making tools. 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 resource tackles head-on the challenges of living in a high-risk body.Confronting hereditary cancer is a complex, confusing, and highly individual journey. With its unique combination of the latest research, expert advice, and compelling personal stories, this book gives previvors, survivors, and their family members the guidance they need to face the unique challenges of hereditary cancer., "Be informed. Be empowered. Be well." If you are concerned that the cancer in your family is hereditary, you face difficult choices. Should you have a blood test that may reveal whether you have a high likelihood of disease? Do you preemptively treat a disease that may never develop? How do you make decisions now that will affect the rest of your life? This helpful, informative guide answers your questions as you confront hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Developed by Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE), the nation's only nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting families affected by hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, this book stands alone among breast and ovarian cancer resources. Equal parts health guide and memoir, it defines complex issues facing previvors and survivors and provides solutions with a fresh, authoritative voice. Written by three passionate advocates for the hereditary cancer community who are themselves breast cancer survivors, Confronting Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer dispels myths and misinformation and presents practical risk-reducing alternatives and decision-making tools. 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 resource tackles head-on the challenges of living in a high-risk body. Confronting hereditary cancer is a complex, confusing, and highly individual journey. With its unique combination of the latest research, expert advice, and compelling personal stories, this book gives previvors, survivors, and their family members the guidance they need to face the unique challenges of hereditary cancer., 'Be informed. Be empowered. Be well.'If you are concerned that the cancer in your family is hereditary, you face difficult choices. Should you have a blood test that may reveal whether you have a high likelihood of disease? Do you preemptively treat a disease that may never develop? How do you make decisions now that will affect the rest of your ......
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RC280.B8F739 2012
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