Table of Contents
Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 11
Introduction 14
Chapter 1 Do Annual Mammograms Save Lives?
Chapter Preface 19
1 About That Study That Says Mammograms Don't Save Lives … What You Need to Know Robin Hilmantel 21
2 A Controversial New Study Says Mammograms Don't Save Lives. Should We Believe It? Jonathan Cohn 29
3 The Risk of Breast Cancer from Radiation Is Slight Kathleen Doheny 35
4 Early Detection Does Not Save Lives Karuna Jaggar 39
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 43
Chapter 2 Does Preventive Mastectomy Save Lives?
Chapter Preface 45
1 Double Mastectomy Improves Survival Rates over Single Mastectomy Shalmali Pal 48
2 Double Mastectomy Does Not Improve Survival Rates over Single Mastectomy Lisa Newman 55
3 More Women Opting for Preventive Mastectomy-But Should They Be? Maggie Fox JoNel Aleccia 64
4 Many Women Cannot Afford Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Colleen Joy McCullough 70
5 Most Women Who Have a Preventive Mastectomy Are Happy with Their Choice Rick Nauert 75
6 Women Overestimate Their Breast Cancer Risk When Choosing Preventive Mastectomy: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 81
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 86
Chapter 3 Does Abortion Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer?
Chapter Preface 88
1 Abortion Increases Breast Cancer Risk Angela Lanfranchi 91
2 Faulty Science Is Used to Support Link Between Abortion and Breast Cancer Abby Ohlheiser 101
3 Faulty Journalism Denies the Link Between Abortion and Breast Cancer Joel Brind 107
4 Pro-Choice Activists Cover Up Link Between Abortion and Breast Cancer Mary L. Davenport 112
5 Anti-Choice Groups Use Flawed Studies to Establish a Link Between Abortion and Breast Cancer Joyce Arthur 118
6 Politics Should Be Taken Out of the Abortion-Breast Cancer Debate David van Gend 126
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 133
Chapter 4 Has Breast Cancer Awareness Become Commercialized?
Chapter Preface 135
1 Some Businesses and Nonprofits Exploit Breast Cancer for Profit Lea Goldman 138
2 Businesses Buy into Breast Cancer Awareness Jacob Kanclerz Ben Sutherly 151
3 The Komen Foundation Uses Savvy Marketing to Fight Breast Cancer Nancy Brinker interviewed by Philanthropy magazine 155
4 I Will Not Be Pinkwashed: Komen's Race Is for Money, Not the Cure Joseph Mercola 168
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 176
For Further Discussion 177
Organizations to Contact 179
Bibliography of Books 184
Index 188
