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THE BIG SQUEEZE A VOLUME IN THE SERIES The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work edited by Suzanne Gordon and Sioban Nelson A list of titles in this series is available at www.cornellpress.cornell.edu. HANDEL REYNOLDS, MD THE BIG A Social and Political History of the Controversial Mammogram SQUEEZE ILR Press An imprint of Cornell University Press • Ithaca and London Copyright © 2012 by Cornell University All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850. First published 2012 by Cornell University Press Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Reynolds, Handel, 1963– Th e big squeeze : a social and political history of the controversial mammogram / Handel Reynolds. p. cm. — (Th e culture and politics of health care work) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8014-5093-8 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Breast—Radiography—United States—History. 2. Breast—Cancer— Diagnosis—United States— History. I. Title. II. Series: Culture and politics of health care work. RG493.5.R33R49 2012 618.190754—dc23 2012013738 Cornell University Press strives to use environmentally responsible suppliers and mate- rials to the fullest extent possible in the publishing of its books. Such materials include vegetable-based, low-VOC inks and acid-free papers that are recycled, totally chlorine- free, or partly composed of nonwood fi bers. For further information, visit our website at www.cornellpress.cornell.edu. Cloth printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To my dear family, Marlene, Gevin, and Telissa for their unfailing love and support CONTENTS I ntroduction: Th e Mammography Story 1 1. Timing Is Everything 5 2 . First Exposure 15 3. Th e Aftermath 28 4 . A Tale of Two Epidemics 36 5 . Age Is Nothing But a Number 50 6 . Pulling the Plug on Granny 62 7 . Th e House Th at Mammography Built 72 8 . Overdiagnosis: Mammography’s Burden 84 Notes 95 Index 113 THE BIG SQUEEZE
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