Genetic Testing: An Emotional Decision
By Tamara Shulman, Ph.D., F.A.A.C.P. on May 29th, 2013 Categories: Day-to-Day Matters, Our Medical ExpertsGenetic testing for breast cancer evokes emotional issues from the moment a woman begins to consider testing or is told that a close family member is considering genetic testing. This is true whether or not the individual woman has herself been diagnosed with breast cancer. Concerns over the results of the testing, and where those results may lead, often cause anxiety and other stress reactions. …
The Absent Editor
By Tamara Shulman, Ph.D., F.A.A.C.P. on April 11th, 2012 Categories: Day-to-Day MattersThere are times when we say things we wish we hadn’t. My patients have certainly talked about this experience, especially as they go through menopause. I’ve experienced it too, wishing intently that I had kept a thought to myself, or studiously ignoring my husband’s question whether I would like to open my mouth to change feet.
Different strategies work for each of us but these …
