Living with Hereditary Cancer Risk: What You and Your Family Need to Know

by Kathy Steligo, Sue Friedman, Allison W. Kurian

Book Overview

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 mutation raises a lot of questions: Is cancer inevitable? Is there anything...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421444267
• ISBN13: 9781421444260
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"