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Wendy Watson - I´m Still Standing: My Fight Against Hereditary Breast Cancer - 9780857208460 - KRA0011102
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I´m Still Standing: My Fight Against Hereditary Breast Cancer

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Description for I´m Still Standing: My Fight Against Hereditary Breast Cancer Paperback. The moving and courageous story of hereditary breast cancer campaigner Wendy Watson, Tesco Mum of the Year 2011 Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
When Wendy Watson was just 16, her mother died from breast cancer. After researching her family history she discovered a further nine relatives had fallen victim to the disease. Although little was known about the genetic link to breast cancer at the time, Wendy was concerned about her own risk of developing the disease. 'The idea came into my head that if I had my breasts removed, I wouldn't develop breast cancer. I'd never heard of anyone having an elective double mastectomy before, but I felt it could be the solution for me.

At the age of 37, Wendy was the first woman in Britain to have a pre-emptive double mastectomy to avoid the breast cancer that had stalked her family. Now, thirteen years later, at 24, her daughter Becky has made the same choice. In 1996, Wendy set up the Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline to offer support to women 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The following year she successfully spearheaded a campaign against the patenting of two genes linked to breast cancer, all the time challenging the bureaucracy of many Primary Care Trusts in the UK and the European Parliament.

Written by Wendy, this is the inspiring and courageous story of her family's personal struggle with the disease and her efforts to help thousands of other women understand and cope with this aggressive cancer.

Product Details

Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857208460
SKU
KRA0011102
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2

About Wendy Watson
Wendy Watson is the founder of the Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline - www.breastcancergenetics.co.uk - and was awarded the Tesco Mum of the Year Award 2011. She lives in Derby.

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