The breast cancer wars: hope, fear, and the pursuit of a cure in twentieth-century America
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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 colorful 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 by "going public" with his doubts about mastectomy, to Rose Kushner, a brash journalist who relentlessly educated American women about breast cancer. Lerner offers a fascinating account of the breast cancer wars: the insistent efforts of physicians to vanquish the "enemy"; the fights waged by feminists and maverick doctors to combat a paternalistic legacy that discouraged decision-making by patients; and the struggles of statisticians and researchers to generate definitive data in the face of the great risks and uncertainties raised by the disease. As easy as it is to demonize male physicians, the persistence of the radical mastectomy and other invasive treatments has had as much to do with the complicated scientific understandings of breast cancer as with sexism. In Lerner's hands, the fight against breast cancer opens a window on American medical practice over the last century: the pursuit of dramatic cures with sophisticated technologies, the emergence of patients' rights, the ethical and legal challenges raised by informed consent, and the limited ability of scientific knowledge to provide quick solutions for serious illnesses. A searching and profound work on an emotionally charged issue, The
Breast Cancer Wars tells a story that remains of vital importance to modern breast cancer patients, their families and the clinicians who strive to treat and prevent this dreaded disease.
Breast Cancer Wars tells a story that remains of vital importance to modern breast cancer patients, their families and the clinicians who strive to treat and prevent this dreaded disease.
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Breast
Breast -- Cancer
Breast -- Cancer -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Breast Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms -- history
Breast Neoplasms -- surgery
Brustkrebs
Cancer
Diseases
Electronic books
Geschichte 1900-2000
HEALTH & FITNESS
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer
Histoire
History
History, 20th Century
Mastectomie
Mastectomie -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
Mastectomy
Mastectomy -- history
Mastectomy -- United States -- History -- 20th century
MEDICAL
MEDICAL -- Oncology
Médecine
Médecine -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
Oncology
Sein
Sein -- Cancer -- E?tats-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e sie?cle
Sein -- Cancer -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
surgery
United States
USA
Breast -- Cancer
Breast -- Cancer -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Breast Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms -- history
Breast Neoplasms -- surgery
Brustkrebs
Cancer
Diseases
Electronic books
Geschichte 1900-2000
HEALTH & FITNESS
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer
Histoire
History
History, 20th Century
Mastectomie
Mastectomie -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
Mastectomy
Mastectomy -- history
Mastectomy -- United States -- History -- 20th century
MEDICAL
MEDICAL -- Oncology
Médecine
Médecine -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
Oncology
Sein
Sein -- Cancer -- E?tats-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e sie?cle
Sein -- Cancer -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
surgery
United States
USA
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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 colorful 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 by "going public" with his doubts about mastectomy, to Rose Kushner, a brash journalist who relentlessly educated American women about breast cancer. Lerner offers a fascinating account of the breast cancer wars: the insistent efforts of physicians to vanquish the "enemy"; the fights waged by feminists and maverick doctors to combat a paternalistic legacy that discouraged decision-making by patients; and the struggles of statisticians and researchers to generate definitive data in the face of the great risks and uncertainties raised by the disease. As easy as it is to demonize male physicians, the persistence of the radical mastectomy and other invasive treatments has had as much to do with the complicated scientific understandings of breast cancer as with sexism. In Lerner's hands, the fight against breast cancer opens a window on American medical practice over the last century: the pursuit of dramatic cures with sophisticated technologies, the emergence of patients' rights, the ethical and legal challenges raised by informed consent, and the limited ability of scientific knowledge to provide quick solutions for serious illnesses. A searching and profound work on an emotionally charged issue, The
Breast Cancer Wars tells a story that remains of vital importance to modern breast cancer patients, their families and the clinicians who strive to treat and prevent this dreaded disease.
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Breast Neoplasms -- history
Breast Neoplasms -- surgery
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Electronic books
Geschichte 1900-2000
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer
History
History, 20th Century
MEDICAL -- Oncology
Mastectomie -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
Mastectomy
Mastectomy -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Mastectomy -- history
Médecine -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
Sein -- Cancer -- E?tats-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e sie?cle
Sein -- Cancer -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
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Breast -- Cancer -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Breast Neoplasms -- history
Breast Neoplasms -- surgery
Brustkrebs
Electronic books
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History
History, 20th Century
MEDICAL -- Oncology
Mastectomie -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
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Mastectomy -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Mastectomy -- history
Médecine -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
Sein -- Cancer -- E?tats-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e sie?cle
Sein -- Cancer -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
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The breast cancer wars : hope, fear, and the pursuit of a cure in twentieth-century America
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The Breast Cancer Wars : Hope, Fear, and the Pursuit of a Cure in Twentieth-Century America Lerner, Barron H.
The breast cancer wars : hope, fear, and the pursuit of a cure in twentieth-century America / Barron H. Lerner
The breast cancer wars [electronic resource] : hope, fear, and the pursuit of a cure in twentieth-century America / Barron H. Lerner
The breast cancer wars : hope, fear, and the pursuit of a cure in twentieth-century America / Barron H. Lerner
The breast cancer wars [electronic resource] : hope, fear, and the pursuit of a cure in twentieth-century America / Barron H. Lerner
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Brustkrebs
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Diseases
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HEALTH & FITNESS
Histoire
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History, 20th Century
MEDICAL
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Mastectomy -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Médecine
Oncology
Sein
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Breast -- Cancer -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Brustkrebs
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Geschichte 1900-2000
HEALTH & FITNESS
Histoire
History
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Mastectomie
Mastectomy
Mastectomy -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Médecine
Oncology
Sein
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surgery
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