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ISBN-10: 0252031989 | ISBN-13: 978-0252031984 | Publication Date: May 29, 2007

The first comparison of the breast cancer and the prostate cancer movements

Cancer Activism explores the interplay between advocacy, the media, and public perception through an analysis of breast cancer and prostate cancer activist groups over a nearly twenty-year period. Despite both diseases having nearly identical mortality and morbidity rates, Karen M. Kedrowski and Marilyn Stine Sarow present evidence from more than 4,200 news articles to show that the different groups have had markedly different impacts. They trace the rise of each movement from its beginning and explore how discussions about the diseases appeared on media, public, and government agendas. In an important exception to the feminist tenet that women as a group hold less power than men, Kedrowski and Sarow demonstrate that the breast cancer movement is not only larger and better organized than the prostate cancer movement, it is also far more successful at shaping media coverage, public opinion, and government policy.

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The first comparison of the breast cancer and the prostate cancer movements

Cancer Activism explores the interplay between advocacy, the media, and public perception through an analysis of breast cancer and prostate cancer activist groups over a nearly twenty-year period. Despite both diseases having nearly identical mortality and morbidity rates, Karen M. Kedrowski and Marilyn Stine Sarow present evidence from more than 4,200 news articles to show that the different groups have had markedly different impacts. They trace the rise of each movement from its beginning and explore how discussions about the diseases appeared on media, public, and government agendas. In an important exception to the feminist tenet that women as a group hold less power than men, Kedrowski and Sarow demonstrate that the breast cancer movement is not only larger and better organized than the prostate cancer movement, it is also far more successful at shaping media coverage, public opinion, and government policy.

Editorial Reviews

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"Cancer Activism is a well-written and engrossing account of how a determined group of grassroots leaders - many of them feminists - have changed the face of medical research."--New Scientist

"Recommended."--Choice

"This unique text serves as an excellent foundation for enhancing cancer awareness, creating and sustaining effective coalitions, facilitating proactive advocacy, enhancing medical communication, stimulating medical research and funding, and shaping public policy."--Oncology Nursing Forum

Book Description

Cancer Activism explores the interplay between advocacy, the media, and public perception through an analysis of breast cancer and prostate cancer activist groups over a nearly twenty-year period. Despite both diseases having nearly identical mortality and morbidity rates, Karen M. Kedrowski and Marilyn Stine Sarow present evidence from more than 4,200 news articles to show that the different groups have had markedly different impacts. They trace the rise of each movement from its beginning and explore how discussions about the diseases appeared on media, public, and government agendas. In an important exception to the feminist tenet that women as a group hold less power than men, Kedrowski and Sarow demonstrate that the breast cancer movement is not only larger and better organized than the prostate cancer movement, it is also far more successful at shaping media coverage, public opinion, and government policy.

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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
prostate cancer movement, prostate cancer advocates, grassroots survivors, prostate cancer activists, cancer news stories, cancer profiled, prostate cancer organizations, prostate cancer coverage, prostate cancer stories, cancer lobbyists, prostate cancer funding, breast cancer profiles, prostate cancer bills, cancer media coverage, breast cancer movement, cancer activism, breast cancer advocates, breast cancer funding, mammography coverage, media advocacy efforts, persons with breast cancer, breast cancer stories, breast cancer activists, cancer advocacy groups, prostate cancer groups

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New York Times, American Cancer Society, Komen Foundation, African American, Washington Post, Atlanta Constitution, Chicago Tribune, Department of Defense, Capitol Hill, Long Island, Harris Poll, Los Angeles Times, Fran Visco, Young Survival Coalition, National Institutes of Health, United States, National Cancer Institute, Rose Kushner, Number of Profiles, Love Canal, Interest Group, American Heart Association, Mary Rose Oakar, Susan Love, Postal Service