Living with Hereditary Cancer Risk
what you and your family need to know
$117.08
- Hardcover
496 pages
- Release Date
26 September 2022
Summary
Understanding Hereditary Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide for Prevention, Treatment, and Living Well
The most comprehensive guide available on hereditary cancers, from understanding risk, prevention, and genetic counseling and testing to treatment, quality of life, and more.
Up to 10 percent of cancers are caused by inherited mutations in specific genes. Finding out that you or your loved ones may be at increased risk of developing cancer because of a genetic m…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781421444253 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1421444259 |
| Series: | A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book |
| Author: | Kathy Steligo, Sue Friedman, Allison W. Kurian, Matthew Boland Yurgelun |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 26 September 2022 |
| Weight: | 930g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm x 36mm |
About The Author
Kathy Steligo
Kathy Steligo (SAN CARLOS, CA) is the author of The Breast Reconstruction Guidebook and the coauthor of Confronting Chronic Pain and The Breast Cancer Book. She is a two-time breast cancer survivor.
Sue Friedman, DVM (GULFPORT, FL), the founder and executive director of Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE), is a breast cancer survivor with a BRCA2 mutation.
Allison W. Kurian, MD, MSc (STANFORD, CA) is a clinical oncologist and the director of the Stanford Women’s Clinical Cancer Genetics Program.
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