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Title:
Breast cancer / Dedria Bryfonski, book editor.
Author:
Bryfonski, Dedria, editor.
Publication Information:
Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2016]
Call Number:
RC280.B8 B6642 2016
Abstract:
"Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9780737775501

9780737775518
Series:
Opposing viewpoints series

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
199 pages : 1 illustration ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Do annual mammograms save lives? About that study that says mammograms don't save lives ... what you need to know / A controversial new study says mammograms don't save lives. Should we believe it? / The risk of breast cancer from radiation is slight / Early detection does not save lives / Does preventive mastectomy save lives? Double mastectomy improves survival rates over single mastectomy / Double mastectomy does not improve survival rates over single mastectomy / More women opting for preventive mastectomy-- but should they be? / Many women cannot afford genetic testing for breast cancer / Most women who have a preventive mastectomy are happy with their choice / Women overestimate their breast cancer risk when choosing preventive mastectomy / Does abortion increase the risk of breast cancer? Abortion increases breast cancer risk / Faulty science is used to support link between abortion and breast cancer / Faulty journalism denies the link between abortion and breast cancer / Pro-choice activists cover up link between abortion and breast cancer / Anti-choice groups use flawed studies to establish a link between abortion and breast cancer / Politics should be taken out of the abortion-breast cancer debate / Has breast cancer awareness become commercialized? Some businesses and nonprofits exploit breast cancer for profit / Businesses buy into breast cancer awareness / The Komen Foundation uses savvy marketing to fight breast cancer / I will not be pinkwashed : Komen's race is for money, not the cure
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