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About Joi

Joi L. Morris, BRCA2 positive mother of two, shares her experiences with genetic testing, high-risk surveillance and preventive surgery in the enthusiastically acclaimed book Positive Results. Read more

About Ora

Ora Karp Gordon is not only a gifted physician specializing in medical genetics but also a genetic counselor with a passion for sharing knowledge with her patients. Through Positive Results, she shares her knowledge about breast and ovarian cancer genetics with everyone. Read more

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Chapter 1 My Family Has a History of Breast Cancer
• Part 1: Assessing Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk through Genetic Testing
• Chapter 2 Genetics 101
• Chapter 3 Genetic Counseling and Genetic Testing: Do I Really Want to Know?
• Chapter 4 Beyond the Basics: Issues Relating to Children
• Part 2: Understanding Increased Cancer Risk
• Chapter 5 Understanding Hereditary Cancer Risk
• Chapter 6 Modifying Risk
• Chapter 7 Beyond BRCA: Other Genomic Assessments of Breast Cancer Risk
• Chapter 8 BRCA-Positive Men
• Part 3: Making Decisions
• Chapter 9 Choosing Surveillance
• Chapter 10 Choosing Mastectomy
• Chapter 11 Choosing Breast Reconstruction
• Chapter 12 Tips, Tricks, and Some Words of Caution
• Chapter 13 Managing Ovarian Cancer Risk
• Chapter 14 Managing Menopause
• Chapter 15 Taking Action on the Big Decision-My Story
• Afterword
• Appendix Other Genes Linked to Hereditary Breast Cancer