Beschreibung:
With breast cancer rates soaring, Life's Delicate Balance defines and documents many causes highlighting means to prevention.Applicable to other cancers as well, this book is being published at a critical time. Patients, their families, environmental activists, physicians, attorneys, and all of those working toward prevention will find this book interesting, informative, and insightful.
Acknowledgements Introduction 1.All Life is Connected 2.The Delicate Balance of Life 3.Risks for Breast Cancer 4.Breast Cancer Diagnosis 5.Radiation 6.Radiation 7.Hormones One 8.Hormones Too 9.Tamoxifen 10.Post-Menopausal 11.The Genetic Connection 12.The Breast Cancer Epidemic on Long Island 13.Diseases in Men 14.Questions, History, Ethics, and Morality 15.The Cancer Movement 16.What the Citizen Can Do 17.Sources of Information and Action Index