A Cancer in the Family: Take Control of Your Genetic Inheritance

Ross, Theodora, M.D., Ph.D.

ISBN 10: 1101982837 / ISBN 13: 9781101982839

Published by Avery Pub Group, New York, 2016

About this Item

Front and Back hinge well connected. The rest of the Interior Text Body has no inscription, no tears, and no foxing. Slight stain on the bottom dust jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Cancer in the Family: Take Control of Your Genetic Inheritance
• Publisher: Avery Pub Group, New York
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1101982837
• ISBN 13: 9781101982839
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Weight: 1 pound

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Synopsis

A Kirkus Best Book of 2016 

Oncologist and cancer gene hunter Theo Ross delivers the first authoritative, go-to for people facing a genetic predisposition for cancer
 
There are 13 million people with cancer in the United States, and it’s estimated that about 1.3 million of these cases are hereditary. Yet despite advanced training in cancer genetics and years of practicing medicine, Dr. Theo Ross was never certain whether the history of cancers in her family was simple bad luck or a sign that they were carriers of a cancer-causing genetic mutation. Then she was diagnosed with melanoma, and for someone with a dark complexion, melanoma made no sense. It turned out there was a genetic factor at work.
 
Using her own family’s story, the latest science of cancer genetics, and her experience as a practicing physician, Ross shows readers how to spot the patterns of inherited cancer, how to get tested for cancer-causing genes, and what to do if you have one. With a foreword by Siddartha Mukherjee, prize winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies, this will be the first authoritative, go-to for people facing inherited cancer, this book empowers readers to face their genetic heritage without fear and to make decisions that will keep them and their families healthy.

About the Author

Theo Ross, M.D., Ph.D., is a professor of internal medicine and the director of the Cancer Genetics Program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Ross is a leading researcher on cancer susceptibility genes, as well as a practitioner who specialized in treating breast cancer for more than a decade and now cares for all types of patients who have a family history of cancer. She is also a carrier of a cancer-causing mutation.