Recent approaches to the new genetics stress the importance of placing hereditary risk
within the context of familial beliefs and dynamics. Nonetheless, few empirical studies on …

The utility of genetic testing in preventing the onset of conditions such as Alzheimer disease
(AD) depends upon categorizing individuals based on their" risk" of illness. Although no …

The rate of cervical cancer in Thailand is 28 cases per 100,000 women. However, interviews
with women in Northeast Thailand revealed a perceived rate of nine to 16 cases per 100 …

Risk and health communication literature commonly presents lay persons as faulty decision
makers. If so, the question arises" then why aren't we dead, yet?" In this study risk …

Abstract This dissertation explores African American and Euro-American women's and
health care providers' conceptualizations of menopause. In it, I argue that American women …