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Thank you Lisa! I can't believe I forgot that one! I just added it and sent it to the editor.
At one point, after I sent in an early draft, they gave me three changes, one of which was the inclusion of a breast! I told them there's no way they could have a breast on the cover. But then I found this picture. I thought it was tasteful, it delivers the message, and it will make people want to pick up the publication.
The publication is a well-respected, alternative publication available free at coffee shops, drug stores, and many other retail outlets. If I remember, I will let you all know how well it's received. I showed the cover art to the nurses at my oncology office and they loved it.
I think the statistic you remember is that family history is a risk factor for 30% of women in general, not women who are diagnosed with breast cancer. However, the general statistic is that 10% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have a family history; Love's book says that between 5 and 10 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer have pure hereditary BC.
I don't do a ton of freelancing--my "day job" is VP of marketing & business development for a mid-size credit union. I write and edit quite a bit as part of my job, but unfortunately I don't have a lot of spare time to do side writing. I agreed to do this one because the subject matter is so important to me and I knew that I could write this story better than anyone else could. Someday maybe I will be able to do more writing :-)
Val
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