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HEALTH Karen Bellenir, ed., CANCER SOURCEBOOK FOR WOMEN, 4th edition. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics Press, 2010. (Health reference series.) 698p. glossary. index. $95.00, ISBN 978-0780811393.
Reviewed by Ann Marie Smeraldi
Historically, women have been underrepresented in medical research and clinical trials. The study of disease and the development of therapeutic treatments have focused predominantly on white male subjects, forcing women to adhere to medical protocols that fail to consider their unique needs. Similarly, many health handbooks, in an effort to be all-inclusive, offer only brief chapters addressing women's concerns. The Cancer Sourcebook for Women breaks this tradition by focusing on "gynecological cancers and other cancers of special concern to women" (p. xiii).
This easy-to-read handbook from the Omnigraphics Health Reference series offers basic information on breast, cervical, endometrial, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar cancers...