Radical the science, culture, and history of breast cancer in America

Kate Pickert worked as a health-care journalist and knew medical treatment well, but it all changed when she was diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer at age 35. Pickert used her journalistic skills to identify the cultural, scientific, and historical forces shaping the lives of breast-...

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Main Author: Pickert, Kate (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:Kate Pickert worked as a health-care journalist and knew medical treatment well, but it all changed when she was diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer at age 35. Pickert used her journalistic skills to identify the cultural, scientific, and historical forces shaping the lives of breast-cancer patients in the modern age.
Physical Description:325 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-314) and index.
ISBN:9780316470322
0316470325
Author Notes:Kate Pickert is a former staff writer for TIME magazine, where she covered health care, politics and trends in modern American life. She is a journalism professor at Loyola Marymount University and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.