The real EXPOSÉ of Cancer Clusters
Did a group of Long Island wives and mothers battle the entire medico-politco
establishment on the hottest scrap of the Century?
Did they Win?
Was it indeed Clusters' Last Stand ?
Joan Swirsky's book will hypnotize you, anger you, and hopefully motivate you.
Are there Cancer Clusters in your Neighborhood?
What can YOU do about it?
About the Author
Joan Swirsky has been a longtime health-and-science and feature writer for The New York Times Long Island section and is the recipient of seven Long Island Press Awards. A former obstetrical nurse and Lamaze teacher, Joan is a practicing psychotherapist. In addition, she is the book and lyric writer of four musicals, one of which, "Oh Baby!" - about three couples facing parenthood - was produced in New York City in 1983.
For eight years, starting in 1985, she was a science writer for The Women's Record on Long Island, during which time she wrote over 175 articles on the issue of breast cancer on Long Island - its clinical, psychological, political, environmental, and social implications. She has been publicly acknowledged as being responsible for two redesigns of the New York State Study on breast cancer and as being the first journalist in America to put the breast cancer-environment relationship "on the map" of public consciousness.
Joan is a clinical nurse specialist (R.N., M.S., CS, CE) and certified psychotherapist. She was awarded a Nurse of Distinction Award by the New York State Legislature in 1991, received the Master's Faculty Leadership Award from Adelphi University, and is a member of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society. She was also the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of REVOLUTION - The Journal of Nurse Empowerment from 1990 to 1995. The magazine, a national quarterly, received First Prize for Editorial Excellence from the prestigious national media Folio Awards in 1994. In addition, for 15 years, she was the editor of The Caucus Current, a monthly magazine on Jewish political issues. She currently writes political commentary for NewsMax.com.
Joan and her husband Steve, a businessman, have three children and three grandchildren.
