Taking charge of breast cancer /

Taking charge of breast cancer /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Ericksen, Julia A., 1941-
Imprint:	Berkeley : University of California Press, c2008.
Description:	xiv, 319 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Breast -- Cancer -- Patients -- Interviews. Breast -- Cancer -- Psychological aspects. Breast -- Cancer -- Patients. Breast -- Cancer -- Psychological aspects. Case studies Interviews.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6833694

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ISBN:	9780520252912 (cloth : alk. paper) 0520252918 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780520252929 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0520252926 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-306) and index.

Table of 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