LEADER 02413nam 22004813u 450 001 9910454740303321 005 20210108004957.0 010 $a1-282-48511-3 010 $a9786612485114 010 $a1-60473-044-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000713709 035 $a(EBL)515669 035 $a(OCoLC)55534668 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC515669 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000713709 100 $a20130418d2004|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aUnderstanding Breast Cancer Genetics$b[electronic resource] 210 $aJackson $cUniversity Press of Mississippi$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (131 p.) 225 1 $aUnderstanding Health & Sickness 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-57806-579-8 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Who Gets Breast Cancer?; 2. What Is Breast Cancer?; 3. The Roles of Genes Versus Inheritance; 4. The Roles of BRCA1, BRCA2, and Other Cancer Genes; 5. Issues in Prevention and Control of Breast Cancer; 6. Breast Cancer Research; Appendix; Notes; Glossary; Index 330 $aHealth & Sickness -- Consumer Health -->. This book by a scientist whose background is in cellular and molecular biology examines the fearsome disease that strikes one in eight women in the United States. Although women are more likely to die of heart disease or of lung cancer, a diagnosis of breast cancer is the medical pronouncement that a woman is most likely to fear. It kills more than 40,000 Americans annually. Why are some women more vulnerable than others? The interplay between genetics and environment is suspected. Thus this book for general readers will help them understand the geneti 410 0$aUnderstanding Health & Sickness 606 $aBreast -- Cancer -- Genetic aspects 606 $aBreast -- Cancer -- Popular works 606 $aBreast neoplasms -- Genetics -- Popular works 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aBreast -- Cancer -- Genetic aspects. 615 4$aBreast -- Cancer -- Popular works. 615 4$aBreast neoplasms -- Genetics -- Popular works. 676 $a616.99449042 700 $aZimmerman$b Barbara T$0993411 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454740303321 996 $aUnderstanding Breast Cancer Genetics$92274634 997 $aUNINA