No Family History: The Environmental Links to Breast Cancer

No Family History: The Environmental Links to Breast Cancer (New Social Formations)

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 preventionâ€•reducing environmental exposures that have contributed to the sharp increase of breast cancer rates. But the dollars continue to pour into the search for a cure, and the companies that profit, including some pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies, may in fact contribute to the environmental causes of breast cancer. No Family History shows how profits drive our public focus on the cure rather than prevention, and suggests new ways to reduce breast cancer rates in the future.

Country	USA
Author	Sabrina McCormick
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1
EISBN	9780742566286
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
NumberOfPages	192
PublicationDate	2009-06-16
Publisher	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ReleaseDate	2009-06-16
Studio	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

No Family History: The Environmental Links to Breast Cancer (New Social Formations)