Waiting for cancer to come
Subtitle: women's experiences with genetic testing and medical decision making for breast and ovarian cancer
By: Sharlene Hesse-Biber
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780472072194; 9780472052196
Subjects: BRCA genes; Cancer; Social aspects; Genetic screening; Ovaries; Patients; Prevention; Breast; Diagnostic use; Cancer in women; Decision making; Genetic aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The genetic testing industry : capitalizing on fear, selling empowerment; title: Ready for the test; title: You're BRCA positive; title: Waiting and watching; title: The surgical fix; title: Finding a new normal; title: Toward empowerment.