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Waiting for cancer to come : women's experiences with genetic testing & medical decision making for breast and ovarian cancer /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hesse-Biber, Sharlene Nagy
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Women's Health > Personal Narratives.
Decision Making > Personal Narratives.
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome > genetics > Personal Narratives.
Genetic Testing > Personal Narratives.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The genetic testing industry : capitalizing on fear, selling empowerment
  • Ready for the test
  • You're BRCA positive?
  • Waiting and watching
  • The surgical fix
  • Finding a new normal
  • Toward empowerment.