Breasts A Natural and Unnatural History

Name: Breasts A Natural and Unnatural History
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ISBN: 9780393345070

ISBN-10: 0393345076

ISBN-13: 9780393345070

Edition: 2013

Authors: Florence Williams

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Did you know that breast milk contains substances similar to cannabis? Or that it’s sold on the Internet for 262 times the price of oil? Feted and fetishized, the breast is an evolutionary masterpiece. But in the modern world, the breast is changing. Breasts are getting bigger, arriving earlier, and attracting newfangled chemicals. Increasingly, the odds are stacked against us in the struggle with breast cancer, even among men. What makes breasts so mercurial—and so vulnerable?In this informative and highly entertaining account, intrepid science reporter Florence Williams sets out to uncover the latest scientific findings from the fields of anthropology, biology, and medicine. Her…

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List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/6/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.23" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English



Introduction: Planet Breast



For Whom the Bells Toll



Circular Beginnings



Plumbing: A Primer



Fill Her Up



Toxic Assets: The Growing Breast



Shampoo, Macaroni, and the American Girl: Spring Comes Early



The Pregnancy Paradox



What's for Dinner?



Holy Crap: Herman, Hamlet, and the All-Important Human Gut



Sour Milk



An Unfamiliar Wilderness: Periods, the Pill, and Hrt



The Few. The Proud. The Afflicted: Can Marines Solve the Puzzle of Breast Cancer?



Are You Dense? The Aging Breast



The Future of Breasts


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