|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. |
Record Nr. |
UNINA9910824236103321 |
|
|
Autore |
McCormick Sabrina |
|
|
Titolo |
No family history : the environmental links to breast cancer / / Sabrina McCormick |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
|
|
Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ISBN |
|
1-282-49718-9 |
9786612497186 |
0-7425-6628-5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
|
|
|
|
|
Descrizione fisica |
|
1 online resource (193 p.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collana |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disciplina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soggetti |
|
Breast - Cancer - Environmental aspects |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lingua di pubblicazione |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
|
|
|
|
|
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
|
|
|
|
|
Note generali |
|
Description based upon print version of record. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di bibliografia |
|
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di contenuto |
|
Introduction -- 1. What we do about breast cancer -- 2. How we got here -- 3. Where we might go -- 4. The new breast cancer concern -- 5. Fresh evidence -- 6. Under the skin -- 7. The way out -- Appendix : resource list -- References -- Index -- About the author. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sommario/riassunto |
|
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 the big 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 have contributed to the sharp increase of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|