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The Breast Cancer Wars. Hope, Fear and the Pursuit of a Cure in Twentieth-Century America.
Barron H. Lerner
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Paperback. In this narrative, Barron H. Lerner offers a medical and cultural history of our century-long battle with breast cancer. Revisiting the past, Lerner argues, can illuminate and clarify the dilemmas confronted by women with, and at risk from, the disease. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 half tones and 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: MBX; MJCL; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 329.
In this riveting narrative, Barron H. Lerner offers a superb medical and cultural history of our century-long battle with breast cancer. Revisiting the past, Lerner argues, can illuminate and clarify the dilemmas confronted by women with, and at risk for, the disease. Writing with insight and compassion, Lerner tells a compelling story of influential surgeons, anxious patients and committed activists. There are colourful portraits of the leading figures, ranging from the acerbic Dr. William Halsted, who pioneered the disfiguring radical mastectomy at the turn of the century to George Crile, Jr., the Cleveland surgeon who shocked the medical establishment ... Read more
In this riveting narrative, Barron H. Lerner offers a superb medical and cultural history of our century-long battle with breast cancer. Revisiting the past, Lerner argues, can illuminate and clarify the dilemmas confronted by women with, and at risk for, the disease. Writing with insight and compassion, Lerner tells a compelling story of influential surgeons, anxious patients and committed activists. There are colourful portraits of the leading figures, ranging from the acerbic Dr. William Halsted, who pioneered the disfiguring radical mastectomy at the turn of the century to George Crile, Jr., the Cleveland surgeon who shocked the medical establishment ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780195161069
SKU
V9780195161069
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About Barron H. Lerner
Barron H. Lerner, M.D. is Angelica Berrie Gold Foundation Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, where he teaches internal medicine, medical history, and bioethics. He is the author of Contagion and Confinement: Controlling Tuberculosis Along the Skid Road as well as articles in professional journals and publications such as The ... Read more
Reviews for The Breast Cancer Wars. Hope, Fear and the Pursuit of a Cure in Twentieth-Century America.
Lerner presents a thoroughly researched and deeply reflective history of breast cancer and the methods that have been employed to treat it.
Scientific American
A detailed, colorful account of the people and events that shaped breast cancer treatment, mostly in the last half of the century.
Los Angeles Times
A fascinating, well-told tale with important lessons ... Read more
Scientific American
A detailed, colorful account of the people and events that shaped breast cancer treatment, mostly in the last half of the century.
Los Angeles Times
A fascinating, well-told tale with important lessons ... Read more