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Taking Charge of Breast Cancer.

Exploring how women respond to a diagnosis of breast cancer, this book includes the experiences of women who do not put their faith in traditional medicine as well as those who do. It presents a picture of how cultural messages about breast cancer shape women's ideas about their illness, why so...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ericksen, Julia A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Telling Stories; 2. Following the Doctors' Orders; 3. Patients and Doctors as Partners; 4. Faith in the Ultimate Authority; 5. Opposing the Mainstream; 6. The Assault on the Breast; 7. Bodies after Cancer; 8. Breast Cancer Activism, Education, and Support; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.