Bibliograph

Pandora's DNA, tracing the breast cancer genes through history, science, and one family tree, Lizzie Stark

Type

Label

Pandora's DNA, tracing the breast cancer genes through history, science, and one family tree, Lizzie Stark

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Pandora's DNA

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

880521068

Responsibility statement

Lizzie Stark

Sub title

tracing the breast cancer genes through history, science, and one family tree

Summary

Would you cut out your healthy breasts and ovaries if you thought it might save your life? That's not a theoretical question for journalist Lizzie Stark's relatives, who grapple with the horrific legacy of cancer built into the family DNA. Stark uses her family's experience to frame a larger story about the so-called breast cancer genes, exploring the morass of legal quandaries, scientific developments, medical breakthroughs, and ethical concerns that surround the BRCA mutations

Target audience

general

Classification