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An Open Letter to My Daughter

Issue title: Genetic Counseling in Breast cancer

Guest editors: Beth N. Peshkin

Article type: Letter

Authors: Fisher, Rebecca L.*

Affiliations: Georgetown University, 3300 Whitehaven Street, NW, Suite 4100, Washington, DC 20007, USA

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Rebecca L. Fisher, MS, 2104 Twin Mill Lane, Oakton, VA 22124, USA. Tel.: +1 703 403 7464 (cell); E-mail: [email protected]

Keywords: BRCA1, breast cancer, genetic testing, family, coping

DOI: 10.3233/BD-2007-27110

Journal: Breast Disease, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 149-150, 2007

Published: 24 August 2007
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Abstract

The author writes a poignant “open” letter to her daughter about her experience with breast cancer, the family legacy of breast cancer, and the impact of learning that there is a BRCA1 mutation in the family.

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