Moving beyond the ribbon: An examination of breast cancer advocacy and activism in the US and Canada

Cultural Dynamics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 287-306

  Moffett, Jill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Environmental justice; Globalization; Medicalization; Peace movement

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; CANCER; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; WOMENS ORGANIZATION;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344925677     PISSN: 09213740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/09213740030153004     Document Type: Article

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