{"product_id":"to-test-or-not-to-doris-teichler-zallen-9780813543789","title":"To Test or Not to Test: A Guide to Genetic Screening and Risk","description":"Tests are a standard part of modern medicine. We willingly screen our blood, urine, vision, and hearing, and submit to a host of other exams with names so complicated that we can only refer to them by their initials: PET, ECG, CT, and MRI. Genetic tests of our risks for disease are the latest trend in medicine, touted as an approach to informed and targeted treatment. They offer hope for some, but also raise medical, ethical, and psychological concerns for many including when genetic information is worth having.\u003cp\u003eTo Test or Not to Test arms readers with questions that should be considered before they pursue genetic screening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAm I at higher risk for a disorder?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan genetic testing give me useful information?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs the timing right for testing?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo the benefits of having the genetic information outweigh the problems that testing can bring?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermining the answers to these questions is no easy task. In this highly readable book, Doris Teichler Zallen provides a template that can guide individuals and families through the decision-making process and offers additional resources where they can gain more information. She shares interviews with genetic specialists, doctors, and researchers, as well as the personal stories of nearly 100 people who have faced genetic-testing decisions. Her examples focus on genetic testing for four types of illnesses: breast\/ovarian cancer (different disorders but closely connected), colon cancer, late-onset Alzheimer's disease, and hereditary hemochromatosis. From the more common diseases to the rare hereditary conditions, we learn what genetic screening is all about and what it can tell us about our risks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiven that we are now bombarded with ads in magazines and on television hawking the importance of pursuing genetic-testing, it is critical that we approach this tough issue with an arsenal of good information. To Test or Not to Test is an essential consumer tool-kit for the genetic decision-making process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Doris Teichler Zallen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813543789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813543789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.54w x 0.66d","brand":"Doris Teichler Zallen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072808415487,"sku":"9780813543789","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d5e750f4-4c80-4475-9b52-a89ff16c124a.jpg?v=1685444053","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/to-test-or-not-to-doris-teichler-zallen-9780813543789","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}