The Breast Cancer Wars: Hope, Fear, and the Pursuit of a Cure in Twentieth-Century America

Author/Contributor(s):	Lerner, Barron H
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	05/01/2003
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Military metaphors have long been used in promoting breast cancer awareness, prevention, and treatment. Lerner presents a remarkably readable understanding of distinctly American attitudes toward the disease and the ways in which American culture and society have influenced its treatment. Illustrations.