| Description |
1 online resource (v, 185 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
New social formations
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New social formations.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction; SECTION I; Chapter 01. What We Do about Breast Cancer; Chapter 02. How We Got Here; Chapter 03. Where We Might Go; SECTION II; Chapter 04. The New Breast Cancer Concern; Chapter 05. Fresh Evidence; Chapter 06. Under the Skin; SECTION III; Chapter 07. The Way Out; Appendix: Resource List; References; Index; About the Author. |
| Summary |
No Family History presents compelling evidence of environmental links to breast cancer, ranging from everyday cosmetics to industrial waste. Sabrina McCormick weaves the story of one survivor with no family history into a powerful exploration of thebig business of breast cancer. As drugs, pink products, and corporate sponsorships generate enormous revenue to find a cure, a growing number of experts argue that we should instead increase focus on prevention--reducing environmental exposures that havecontributed to the sharp increase of breast cancer rates. But the dollars continue to pour into th. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Breast -- Cancer -- Environmental aspects.
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Breast -- Cancer -- Environmental aspects. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Breast. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: McCormick, Sabrina. No family history. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2009 9780742564084 0742564088 (DLC) 2008050133 (OCoLC)275864350 |
| ISBN |
9780742566286 (electronic book) |
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0742566285 (electronic book) |
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9780742564084 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0742564088 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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