Love, Susan M. 1948-

SURGEON

A Major Killer.

"More women have died of breast cancer than people died in the Vietnam war," according to Dr. Susan M. Love. "Every four minutes a woman is diagnosed with it, and every twelve minutes a woman dies of it." Trained in Boston to be a general surgeon, Love became one of the most visible experts in the nation on breast cancer, a disease that affected one in ten American women and claimed 42,000 lives in 1988. Television viewers saw her on the PBS science program NOVA and on an ABC Nightline program about breast cancer. Breast cancer was a disease greatly feared by American women, and with her down-to-earth and forthright manner, Love provided a reassuring voice. She became famous for educating American women about their choices for cancer treatment as well as for her skill in performing surgery. A controversial figure in her field, Love was also well known for her views that were contrary to...

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