Twisting Fate
My Journey with BRCA―from Breast Cancer Doctor to Patient and Back

Name: Twisting Fate
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Pamela N. Munster MD
ISBN: 9781982547653

Author: Pamela N. Munster MD

Narrator: Eliza Foss

Unabridged: 8 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 09/18/2018

Categories: Nonfiction, Health & Fitness, Diseases & Conditions, Biography & Autobiography

Synopsis

A practical yet personal guide to the medical and emotional facets of breast cancer, from a woman who’s made her living researching the disease—and lived through it herselfA leading oncologist at the University of California–San Francisco, Dr. Pamela Munster has advised thousands of women on how to deal with the life-altering diagnosis of breast cancer. But when she got a call saying that her own mammogram showed “irregularities,” she found herself experiencing a whole new side of the disease she thought she was an expert in.Weaving together her personal story with her team’s groundbreaking research on the BRCA gene—responsible for not only breast cancer but also for many other inherited cancers affecting both women and men—Twisting Fate is an inspiring guide to living with BRCA mutations. With authority, insight, and compassion, Dr. Munster uses her voice to create a safe space for genuine healing and honesty in a world otherwise dominated by fear.

About Pamela N. Munster MD

Pamela N. Munster, MD, is a professor of medicine at the University of California–San Francisco. In addition to her laboratory research, she focuses on developing novel strategies to treat patients with incurable cancers as an oncologist. She serves on multiple local, national, and international committees focused on developing new treatments for cancer, has published over two hundred articles, authored textbooks, and is a frequent lecturer.

About Eliza Foss

Eliza Foss is an actress who has appeared in numerous theaters in New York City and around the country. She has narrated over thirty books and short stories, been featured in AudioFile magazine, and won five AudioFile Earphones Awards for her narrations.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lauren on February 17, 2025

I'm glad I read this book. I started it while I was waiting for biopsy results and when she described how difficult it was for her to wait for hers, I felt that my panic was validated. If an oncologist can feel the same way I do, then I'm not overreacting. I enjoyed hearing her story and those of he......more

Goodreads review by Diana on November 28, 2021

This is a well-written interesting book. The author is an oncologist who developed breast cancer. The book is a primer on breast cancer and particularly the BRCA gene mutation and its effects and treatment. The author intersperses her treatise on breast cancer with her own experiences and those of h......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on March 30, 2019

Excellent . . . Very informative, but not so complex you cannot understand it.......more

Goodreads review by Heather on March 22, 2019

I really enjoyed this book. It was interesting, very helpful information, and told a good story. More information on BRCA genetic information than I have read since my Biology of Cancer class, and some helpful info for men who may also have the mutation. The paradox of how hard it is to have the BRC......more

Quotes

“Told from the unique perspective of a compassionate physician being treated for the very disease she has spent her life treating, this medical narrative is utterly engrossing.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)