Genetic Testing for Cancer

Wisconsin Bookwatch, Oct, 2004

Genetic Testing For Cancer

Andrea Farkas Patenaude

American Psychological Association

750 First St, NE, Washington, DC 20002

www.apa.org/books

1591471109 $59.95 1-800-368-5777

Although Genetic Testing For Cancer: Psychological Approaches For Helping Patients And Families offers a basic grounding in the burgeoning field of genetics and its ability to predict cancer risks, its primary focus is upon the psychological dilemmas that patients concerned about the possibility of hereditary cancer must deal with. Covering the emotional impact of test results, family and child matters, decisions about prophylactic surgery, social and ethical issues, and much more, Genetic Testing For Cancer covers its subject in an evenhanded manner, discussing various difficulties in terms especially intended for psychologists, therapists, and mental health providers. Black-and-white diagrams illustrate this thoroughly researched and highly recommended assembly of professional techniques.