Breast Cancer: Daughters Tell Their Stories »

Much support is now available for women who have survived breast cancer, says Oktay (social work, U. of Maryland), but little attention has been paid to the family members of women who die of it. She points out that daughters are most affected, having lost a parent of the same sex to a female-related disease, and being at risk for breast cancer themselves because of the genetic aspect to the disease. Having interviewed such daughters, she sets out a theoretical model of their experience, then explores variations for daughters who are at different ages when their mothers die, and those whose mothers survive. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR