To test or not to test a guide to genetic screening and risk /

Genetic tests of our risks for disease offer practical medical benefits for some while for others, they do not prove useful. Often they raise many medical, ethical, and psychological concerns. To Test or Not to Test arms readers with questions that should be considered before they decide whether to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Teichler-Zallen, Doris.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: genetic tests are different
  • Brief overview of susceptibility-gene testing
  • Am I at a higher risk for this disease than other people?
  • Will the test give me useful information?
  • Is this the right time in my life to be taking this test?
  • Will the advantages gained from having the genetic information outweigh the disadvantages?
  • Decisions, decisions
  • Deciding about other types of genetic tests
  • Future of genetic medicine.