Waiting for Cancer to Come

Waiting for Cancer to Come
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Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Total Pages : 227
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ISBN-10 : 9780472120352
ISBN-13 : 0472120352
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Book Synopsis Waiting for Cancer to Come by : Sharlene Hesse-Biber

Download or read book Waiting for Cancer to Come written by Sharlene Hesse-Biber and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2014-07-28 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Waiting for Cancer to Come tells the stories of women who are struggling with their high risk for cancer. Based on interviews and surveys of dozens of women, this book pieces together the diverse yet interlocking experiences of women who have tested positive for the BRCA 1/2 gene mutations, which indicate a higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. Sharlene Hesse-Biber brings these narratives to light and follows women’s journeys from deciding to get screened for BRCA, to learning the test has come back positive, to dealing with their risk. Many women already know the challenges of a family history riddled with cancer and now find themselves with the devastating knowledge of their own genetic risk. Using the voices of the women themselves to describe the under-explored BRCA experience, Waiting for Cancer to Come looks at the varied emotional, social, economic, and psychological factors at play in women’s decisions about testing and cancer prevention.


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