Welcome to Cancerland (by Barbara Ehrenreich)

Question 1

Mammogram

Answer 1

An x-ray picture of the breast.

Question 2

Lumpectomy

Answer 2

Surgery to remove cancerous or abnormal cells from the breast while trying to conserve the healthy tissue.

Question 3

Mastectomy

Answer 3

Surgery to remove the entire breast with cancerous or abnormal cells

Question 4

“Voodoo Death”

Answer 4

A phrase that describes the phenomenon of how, after being diagnosed with a deadly disease or “curse”, the person is more likely to get depressed and therefore die quicker