In The Media
San Francisco Book Review |April 27, 2010
Reviewed by Dominique James
There is a wealth of information about the genes for hereditary breast cancer and ovarian cancer. There is also a wealth of information about risk management and options available to those who are afflicted with breast or ovarian cancer. But there's no single reference that summarizes it all in an easy-to-understand guide until now, with Joi L. Morris and Ora K. Gordon's Positive Results: Making the Best Decisions When You're at High Risk for Breast or Ovarian Cancer. Read more
Library Journal |April 1, 2010
Book Review, by Jodith Janes, Cleveland Clinic Fdn. Lib.
The chance of breast cancer by age 70 can be as high as 84 percent for women who carry the BRCA genes. The risk of ovarian cancer also increases in that demographic. When Morris, outreach coordinator of FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered), learned at age 42 that she was positive for the BRCA2 gene, she went in search of information. When she turned up a family history of breast cancer, she decided to undergo a double mastectomy. In collaboration with Gordon, codirector of the Cedars-Sinai Gilda Radner Ovarian and Breast Cancer Screening Program, she offers a practical, readable book that she could have used but couldn't find when she faced the terrible decisions she had to make. Readers will here find basic information on genes, the discovery of the BRCA genes, genetic testing and counseling, the effects on family, and the role of the BRCA genes in hereditary cancer. Risk modification, other genomic assessments, surveillance, the decision to undergo mastectomy, breast reconstruction, ovarian cancer risk management, and menopause all receive attention. VERDICT Morris's story and that of other women and men highlight the difficult choices involved. Full of practical advice, this book will be a boon to those at risk for breast cancer as well as their caregivers.
My Daily Find |March 16, 2010
by Amanda Traxler
Positive results for those with high risk for breast or ovarian cancer
To Joi Morris, co-author of Positive Results (co-written by Tarzana native Dr. Ora Gordon), knowledge doesn't just give you power, it gives you options.
And for someone who has a genetic mutation linked to a raised risk of breast or ovarian cancer, having choices to help manage risk is paramount. Read more
Santa Monica Daily Press |February 22, 2010
by Miriam Finder
Shining light on genetic cancer risks
As Joi Morris knows, the truth can be scary. However, Morris recently made learning the truth about heightened risks of breast and ovarian cancer caused by gene mutations a little easier through her book, "Positive Results: Making the Best Decisions When You're at High Risk for Breast or Ovarian Cancer." Read More