Crimson Publishers Publish With Us Reprints e-Books Video articles

Abstract

Novel Approaches in Cancer Study

Breast Cancer: A Public Health Issue that is also Subject of Social Construction

Submission: July 24, 2020 Published: August 28, 2020

DOI: 10.31031/NACS.2020.05.000605

ISSN:2637-773X
Volume5 Issue1

Abstract

Breast cancer claims thousands of lives all over the world every year. A historical perspective on the social construction of breast cancer policy is presented. This mini review examines breast cancer through a historical lens to provide evidence of how, through a dynamic process of social construction, different social actors constructed breast cancer into a public health issue that merits policymakers’ attention.

Keywords: Breast neoplasms; Social construction; Public health

Get access to the full text of this article