Beyond Slash, Burn, and Poison

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Beyond Slash, Burn, and Poison is written by Marcy Jane Knopf-Newman and published by Rutgers University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0813534712 (ISBN 10) and 9780813534718 (ISBN 13).

Drawing on the writings of Rachel Carson, Betty Ford, Rose Kushner, and Audre Lorde, this book explores the various ways in which patient-centered texts continue to leave their mark on the political realm of breast cancer and, ultimately, the disease itself. Ordered chronologically, the selections trace the progression of discussions about breast cancer from a time when the subject was kept private and silent to when it became part of public discourse. The texts included are personal accounts, written by women struggling to play an active role in their healing process and, at the same time, hoping to help others do the same.