Recent Books (3)

Dixon, Anne-Marie. Breast Ultrasound: How, Why and When. New York: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2008.

This book contains information on the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. It discusses various techniques used by different doctors and hospitals. The beginning gives a brief history of the topic and later, it specifically mentions to the use of ultrasound to diagnose breast cancer. This is helpful to reporters and researchers because it provides a detailed explanation of different diagnosis methods as well as intervention techniques and treatments. This is a good source for background information on the topic.

Peltason, Ruth A. I Am Not My Breast Cancer. New York: William Morrow, 2008.

This book describes various women’s experiences dealing with breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. Peltason details specific cases of women with breast cancer and how they feel when they find out the diagnosis and later coping with the disease. This would be helpful to reporters because it provides a personal perspective on the topic. Although, I would not quote from this book, it is still beneficial to read the experiences of these women to gain a better understanding of coping with breast cancer.

Kendrowski, Karen M. Cancer Activism: Gender, Media, and Public Policy. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2007.

This book focuses on breast cancer and prostate cancer and how they interact in the media. Although breast cancer is not the main focus of this book, it is still covered extensively. Topics such as grassroots organizations, public perceptions and policies are discussed in this book. This would be helpful to reporters who wanted to find out more about the politics of breast cancer research and treatments in the United States.