To test or not to test : a guide to genetic screening and risk /
Doris Teichler Zallen.
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2008.
- xv, 198 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: genetic tests are different -- A 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 -- The future of genetic medicine.