Theodora Ross MD PhD
Författare till A Cancer in the Family: Take Control of Your Genetic Inheritance
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- Verk
- 1
- Medlemmar
- 38
- Popularitet
- #383,442
- Betyg
- 4.3
- Recensioner
- 2
- ISBN
- 6
This book is part mystery, a lot of recent science and is narrated by the author as if she is your good friend. She has chapters that explain what happens during genetic counseling and why it is so beneficial. She has had it herself.
I think that is an extremely useful tool for anyone thinking about getting genetic counseling or someone who just wants to learn more about cancer. There is an appendix which gives information on the different kinds of inherited cancers and another for risk for inherited cancer syndromes and a great resource section in the back of the book. This is a book that I will keep around for reference and possibly re-reading. I am positive that Theodora Ross, M.D, Ph.D filled a great need for cancer patients when she wrote this book.
I received this Advance Reading Copy from the publisher as a win from FirstReads but that in no way influenced my thoughts or feelings in this review.… (mer)