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To the Editor: In his review of our book, Breast Cancer: Society Shapes an Epidemic (April 26 issue),¹ Spiegel's chief criticism is that we define breast cancer as either a medical disease or a social problem. No such false dichotomy was ever intended. Indeed, we agree with Spiegel, who says, "Of course it is both." It was, however, our intention to draw attention to the social aspects of breast cancer, since so little has been written about this topic. It remains our belief that all illnesses can be viewed from a social as well as a medical perspective, and in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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