{"product_id":"the-breast-cancer-wars-hope-fear-and-the-pursuit-of-a-cure-in-twentieth-century-america-paperback-2","title":"The Breast Cancer Wars: Hope, Fear, and the Pursuit of a Cure in Twentieth-Century America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarron H. Lerner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 Rose Kushner, a brash journalist who relentlessly educated American women about breast cancer.\u003cbr\u003e Lerner offers a fascinating account of the breast cancer wars: the insistent efforts of physicians to vanquish the \"enemy\"; the fights waged by feminists to combat a paternalistic legacy that silenced 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. And for this new paperback edition, Lerner has included a postscript in which he discusses the most recent breast cancer controversy: do mammograms truly lower mortality rates or do they lead to unnecessary mastectomies?\u003cbr\u003e 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 ethical and legal challenges raised by informed consent, and the limited ability of scientific knowledge to provide quick solutions for serious illnesses. \u003cem\u003eThe Breast Cancer Wars\u003c\/em\u003e tells a story that is of vital importance to modern breast cancer patients, their families and the clinicians who strive to treat and prevent this dreaded disease.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarron H. Lerner, M.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e is Angelica Berrie Gold Foundation Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the Columbia University College of Physicians \u0026amp; Surgeons, where he teaches internal medicine, medical history, and bioethics. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eContagion and Confinement: Controlling Tuberculosis Along the Skid Road\u003c\/em\u003e as well as articles in professional journals and publications such as \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives with his wife and two children in Westchester County, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42035563200592,"sku":"9780195161069","price":43.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/SjBQNUhrQWFTRmdjcjU0NXc3SzVVQT09_ffe6eff8-e7f2-462a-bc43-f31df8bdc4e6.webp?v=1771838223","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-breast-cancer-wars-hope-fear-and-the-pursuit-of-a-cure-in-twentieth-century-america-paperback-2","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}