Waiting for Cancer to Come : Women's Experiences with Genetic Testing and Medical Decision Making for Breast and Ovarian Cancer /
Sharlene Hesse-Biber.
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, (c)2014.
- 1 online resource (227 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9780472120352 9781322069203
Breast--Cancer--Patients--United States. Breast--Cancer--Genetic aspects. Ovaries--Cancer--Genetic aspects. Genetic screening--Social aspects. BRCA genes--Diagnostic use. Cancer in women. Breast--Cancer--Prevention--Decision making. Ovaries--Cancer--Prevention--Decision making. Genetic screening. Decision making. Women--Health and hygiene. Genetic Testing Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome--genetics Decision Making Women's Health