The Breast Cancer Wars: Hope, Fear, and the Pursuit of a Cure in Twentieth-Century AmericaIn this riveting narrative, Barron H. Lerner offers a superb medical and cultural history of our century long battle with breast cancer. Revisiting the past, Lerner argues, can illuminate and clarify the dilemmas confronted by women with and at risk for the disease. Writing with insight and compassion, Lerner tells a compelling story of influential surgeons, anxious patients and committed activists. There are colorful portraits of the leading figures,