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Probably Someday Cancer - Genetic Risk and Preventative Mastectomy (Hardcover)
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Probably Someday Cancer - Genetic Risk and Preventative Mastectomy (Hardcover)
Series: Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Series
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After learning that she inherited a BRCA2 genetic mutation that put
her at high risk for breast and ovarian cancer, Kim Horner's
doctors urged her to consider having a double mastectomy. But how
do you decide whether to have a surgery to remove your breasts to
reduce your risk for a disease you don't have and may never get?
Horner shares her struggle to answer that question in Probably
Someday Cancer. The mother of a one-year-old boy, she wanted to do
whatever would give her the best odds of being around for her son
and protect her from breast cancer, which killed her grandmother
and great-grandmother in their 40s. Which would give her the best
chance at a long healthy life: a double mastectomy or frequent
screenings to try to catch any cancer early? The answers weren't
that simple. Based on extensive research, interviews, and personal
experience, Horner writes about how and why she ultimately opted
for a double mastectomy-the same decision actress Angelina Jolie
made for a similar genetic mutation-and the surprising diagnosis
that followed. The book explores difficult truths that get
overshadowed by upbeat messages about early detection and
survivorship-the fact that screenings can miss cancers and that
even early-stage breast cancers can spread and become fatal.
Probably Someday Cancer is about the author's efforts to push past
her fear and anxiety. This book can help anyone facing hereditary
risk of breast and ovarian cancer feel less alone and make informed
decisions to protect their health and end the devastation that
hereditary cancer has caused for generations in so many families.
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