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Why Me? Why Not Me?
Author(s) -
Valverde Kathleen D.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of genetic counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1573-3599
pISSN - 1059-7700
DOI - 10.1007/s10897-006-9055-2
Subject(s) - public health , human genetics , genetic counseling , medicine , genetics , biology , nursing , gene
The decision to undergo BRCA testing is very complex and emotionally laden. This decision can be further complicated by the loss of a mother at an early age. The following personal account by a genetic counselor discusses the testing process and the struggle to accept the results and reframe one's self‐identity. The sensitive nature of this testing and the implications for other family members is explored.