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Author McCormick, Sabrina.

Title No family history : the environmental links to breast cancer / Sabrina McCormick.

Publication Info. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2010.
©2009

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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  616.9944 MCCORMICK    Check Shelf
Description v, 185 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series New social formations
New social formations.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Summary Presents stories and evidence of the link between exposure to hazardous chemicals and the sharp rise of breast cancer rates, and proposes that public efforts should shift towards prevention rather than treatments.
Subject Breast -- Cancer -- Environmental aspects.
Breast Neoplasms -- etiology -- United States.
Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects -- United States.
Breast Neoplasms -- prevention & control -- United States.
Public Policy -- United States.
ISBN 9780742564091 softcover
0742564096 softcover
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