To test or not to test : a guide to genetic screening and risk / Doris Teichler Zallen.

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2008], ©2008.

xv, 198 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: genetic tests are different -- Brief overview of susceptibility-gene testing -- Am I at a higher risk for this disease than other people? -- Will the test give me useful information? -- Is this the right time in my life to be taking this test? -- Will the advantages gained from having the genetic information outweigh the disadvantages? -- Decisions, decisions -- Deciding about other types of genetic tests -- Future of genetic medicine.