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Is genetic testing right for you?

Article Abstract:

Women who have experienced losing a mother or sister to breast cancer now have the option of being tested for a genetic susceptibility to the disease. However, the genetic tests currently available offer no fool-proof way of predicting whether or not a woman is actually predisposed to breast cancer.

Author: Feldman, Gayle
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Self
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0149-0699
Year: 1996
Genetic aspects, Breast cancer, Genetic screening, Genetic testing, Genetic research

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Our bowels, our selves: a doctor tells everything we need (and want) to know about our most private of bodily functions

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A woman's bowel function is important to discuss as with other bodily functions to determine some abnormalities and ailments. Facts about flatulence, irritable bowel syndrome and constipation are also discussed.

Author: Wadler, Gary I.
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Self
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0149-0699
Year: 1998
Health aspects, Women, Women's health, Defecation disorders, Hyperdefecation, Defecation, Eliminative behavior, Elimination (Physiology)

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