Twisting fate
Subtitle: my journey with BRCA--from breast cancer doctor to patient and back
By: Pamela N. Munster, MD
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781615194780
Subjects: Women physicians; Patients; Health; Breast; Cancer; Biography; Treatment
Description: "A leading oncologist at the University of California San Francisco, Dr. Pamela Munster has advised thousands of women on how to deal with the life-altering diagnosis of breast cancer. But when she got a call saying that her own mammogram showed 'irregularities,' she found herself experiencing a whole new side of the disease she thought she was an expert in. Weaving together her personal story with her team’s groundbreaking research on the BRCA gene—responsible for not only breast cancer but also for many other inherited cancers affecting both women and men—Twisting Fate is an inspiring guide to living with BRCA mutations. With authority, insight, and compassion, Dr. Munster uses her voice to create a safe space for genuine healing and honesty in a world otherwise dominated by fear"--
Table of contents: title: An unexpected call: screening and diagnosing breast cancer; title: Mastectomy, still needed? Surgical approaches to breast cancer; title: Reconstruction: surgical options and decisions; title: Adjuvant therapy for breast cancer: why early detection is important; title: The day before: preparing for breast cancer surgery; title: The day of; title: Hereditary cancer and BRCA mutations: preventing ovarian cancer; title: Prostate cancer: BRCA mutations don't spare men; title: Back to normal: feeling, and fighting, the cancer blues; title: Curse or cure? My dad's BRCA-related pancreatic cancer story; title: Life after Lis: how a family copes with loss; title: The gift of BRCA: getting tested for cancer mutations.