title: An open letter to my daughter.
abstract: The author writes a poignant "open" letter to her daughter about her experience with breast cancer, the family legacy of breast cancer, and the impact of learning there is a BRCA1 mutation in the family.
authors: 2104 Twin Mill Lane, Oakton, VA 22124, USA RFisher284@aol.com
authors: Rebecca L
authors: RL
authors: Fisher
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D019398:Genes, BRCA1; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D009034:Mother-Child Relations