Chapter 14Managing Lifestyle Choices WE CAN’T NEGATE THE FACT THAT AGE, inherited predisposition, and other factors beyond our control increase cancer risk. But cancers don’t develop overnight. Carcinogenesis, the multistep…
Chapter 13Dealing with Menopause and Quality-of-Life Issues OUR OVARIES PRODUCE about 90 percent of the estrogen, progesterone, and other reproductive hormones that keep our bones strong, provide some protection from…
Chapter 9Chemoprevention IF YOU’RE CONSIDERING OPTIONS to reduce your cancer risk, you have two choices: chemoprevention, as described in this chapter, and surgery (chapters 10 and 12). Taking chemoprevention medications…
Chapter 7Decoding Your Test Results THE WAIT IS OVER. You’ve wondered, worried, and anxiously anticipated your test results. Now you’re about to find out whether you’re indeed at high risk…
Chapter 6Genetic Testing Facing Your Hereditary Horoscope IT’S AN AGE-OLD QUESTION: If you could see into your future, would you want to? A better question might be: If you could…
Chapter 5Genetic Counseling AS GENETIC SCIENCE brings us closer to personalized medicine, the need for specialized health care is increasing. One such specialty is genetic counseling, the process of evaluating…
The Care of American Indian and Alaska Native Adolescents and Young Adults Anthony H. Dekker Roger Dale Walker Dennis K. Norman Raysenia L. James KEY WORDS Aboriginal Alaska Native American…
Immigrant Adolescents and Young Adults Carol Lewis KEY WORDS Asylee Cultural competence Health screening Hepatitis B Immigrant Lead Legal permanent resident Malaria Mental health Parasitic infections Refugee Tuberculosis Unauthorized immigrants…
Juvenile Detention and Incarcerated Youth and Young Adults Matthew C. Aalsma Cynthia L. Robbins Katherine S. L. Lau Katherine Schwartz KEY WORDS Adult criminal justice system Detention Disproportionate minority contact…
Youth in Foster Care Heather Taussig Scott B. Harpin William R. Betts Lora Melnicoe Gretchen J. Russo KEY WORDS Child abuse and neglect Emancipation Foster care Medical home Mental health…
