Prophylactic mastectomy
Subtitle: insights from women who chose to reduce their risk
By: Andrea Farkas Patenaude
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780313345166; 9780313345173
Subjects: Autobiography; Psychology; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genetic Testing; Breast Neoplasms; Prevention & control; Mastectomy; Decision Making; Women
Description: "This book presents the candid stories of women who chose to have their breasts surgically removed while they were still healthy, after genetic testing showed they possessed a gene that heightens their risk of developing breast cancer"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.