CONTENTS

Preface

Abbreviations

1    INTRODUCTION: Toward a Sociology of Health Hazards in Daily Life

2    EPIDEMIOLOGY: Its Uses, Strengths, and Limitations

3    DOES THE ENVIRONMENT CAUSE BREAST CANCER?

4    ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS: The Rise and Fall of a “Pervasive Threat”

5    THE SCIENCE AND POLITICS OF RESIDENTIAL RADON

6    THE CONTROVERSY OVER PASSIVE SMOKING: A Casualty of the “Tobacco Wars”

7    CONCLUSION

Appendix A List of Interviews

Appendix B How Findings Can Be Reported in a Way That Puts Them in Perspective

Appendix C An Interview with the Author

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Credits

Index