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Ellen Leopold’s unique collection of essays over a 20-year period (many of them written before there was an audience ready to receive them) illustrates important shifts in the medical and social history of breast cancer. She skillfully threads her way through the writings of impactful women and the contexts in which they lived, chronicling the . . . → Read More: Book Review: My Soul Is Among Lions by Ellen Leopold 
When researchers look at data on survival rates between black and white women diagnosed with breast cancer, they find a rather significant disparity. White women tend to live longer after diagnosis than do black women. Racial disparities in cancer survival have been acknowledged for some time, though it is recognized that the reasons for this . . . → Read More: Breast Cancer Survival Disparities 
“Study: Costly Breast Cancer Treatment More Common At For-Profit Hospitals.” By Roni Caryn Rabin, Kaiser Health News. Research funded by the National Cancer Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation published in the May issue of the journal Surgery finds that “reimbursement is a significant driver of the adoption of new cancer therapies.” Dr. Cary . . . → Read More: Study: Costly Breast Cancer Treatment More Common At For-Profit Hospitals
One of the leading public and international health institutes in Europe, the Swiss Medical Board, is a nongovernmental, independent health technology assessment initiative in Switzerland that functions under the auspices of the Swiss Medical Association, the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences, and the Conference of Health Ministers of the Swiss Cantons. The Board is mandated . . . → Read More: Abolishing Mammography Screening Programs? A View from the Swiss Medical Board
“Mammograms: overrated – and over-diagnosing women.” By Karuna Jaggar, The Guardian. How will we ever hope to make desperately needed progress in the breast cancer crisis when the mainstream breast cancer movement continues to push an outdated and scientifically debunked agenda? The evidence has been mounting that the time has come to radically re-think the . . . → Read More: Mammograms: overrated – and over-diagnosing women
“Former Technician Rachael Rapraeger Falsified Mammogram Reports.” NBC News. Radiological technologist at Perry Hospital a small community about 100 miles south of Atlanta pleaded guilty earlier this month to 10 misdemeanor charges of reckless conduct and one felony charge of computer forgery related to falsifying mammogram reports. She was sentenced to serve up to six . . . → Read More: Former Radiology Technician Falsified Mammogram Reports
“The Art of Risk Communication: Breast cancer screening pamphlets mislead women” by Gerd Gigerenzer, British Medical Journal. “All women and women’s organisations should tear up the pink ribbons and campaign for honest information.” Why should I have mammography? That question is regularly asked in pamphlets for screening. The answer is also regularly misleading. Women . . . → Read More: Breast cancer screening pamphlets mislead women
“Women = Books: Writing About Breast Cancer.” By Ellen Leopold, Wellesley Centers for Women. It’s easy to forget that women’s writing about breast cancer is of relatively recent vintage. But until the 1970s, the disease was the exclusive province of medical men—and their textbooks. The first women to portray the patient’s perspective, to write about . . . → Read More: Women = Books: Writing About Breast Cancer 
I recently did an NPR interview about the rise of commercial marketing strategies in relation to raising awareness of, and funds for, social causes. The focus was on the use of the “Boston Strong” slogan following the bombings at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2014. The first T-shirts with the Boston Strong motto were . . . → Read More: The Cause Marketing Dilemma
“Living With Cancer: Practicing Loss” by Susan Gubar, The New York Times Well Blog. At times when I consider my losses, I feel like a loser in the battle against self-pity. Like many diseases, cancer has everything to do with loss. My losses, like those of most people, vary in scope. The biggest is the . . . → Read More: Living With Cancer: Practicing Loss |
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