Vestida para morir

Breast cysts and cancer are an epidemic at this point in history. The health sector says the cause of 70 percent of breast cancers is unknown. Dressed to Die helps solve this mystery, explaining how something women do every day is one of the biggest threats to breast health. This book has its roots in a personal crisis in the authors' lives, when Soma Grismaijer was surprised to find a lump in her breast while pregnant. The search for clues that could indicate the origin of this lump led the medical anthropology team that she formed with her husband to develop a new theory and carry out a comprehensive survey of almost 5,000 women in the United States, half of whom had breast cancer, in an attempt to discover a hidden cause of this devastating disease. In Dressed to Die, Singer and Grismaijer, pioneers in the field of applied medical anthropology, explain in accessible language their unique approach to researching and understanding the cultural causes of disease. This book has already impacted the world of health and fashion by causing some doctors to reconsider the prevention and treatment of breast disease and some clothing designers to reflect on their products.