Breasts: A Natural & Unnatural History
Did you know that breast milk contains substances similar to cannabis? Or that itās 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 mercurialāand so vulnerable? Intrepid science reporter Florence Williams sets out to uncover the latest scientific findings from the fields of anthropology, biology, and medicine.
Her investigation follows the life cycle of the breast from puberty to pregnancy to menopause, taking her from a plastic surgeonās office where she learns about the importance of cup size in Texas to the laboratory where she discovers the presence of environmental toxins in her own breast milk.
-Softcover
Product Information
Product Information
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
Breasts: A Natural & Unnatural History
Breasts: A Natural & Unnatural History
Did you know that breast milk contains substances similar to cannabis? Or that itās 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 mercurialāand so vulnerable? Intrepid science reporter Florence Williams sets out to uncover the latest scientific findings from the fields of anthropology, biology, and medicine.
Her investigation follows the life cycle of the breast from puberty to pregnancy to menopause, taking her from a plastic surgeonās office where she learns about the importance of cup size in Texas to the laboratory where she discovers the presence of environmental toxins in her own breast milk.
-Softcover
Product Information
Product Information
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
Description
Did you know that breast milk contains substances similar to cannabis? Or that itās 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 mercurialāand so vulnerable? Intrepid science reporter Florence Williams sets out to uncover the latest scientific findings from the fields of anthropology, biology, and medicine.
Her investigation follows the life cycle of the breast from puberty to pregnancy to menopause, taking her from a plastic surgeonās office where she learns about the importance of cup size in Texas to the laboratory where she discovers the presence of environmental toxins in her own breast milk.
-Softcover
