Breast Cancer Wars

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 activ...