has a downside in that it may discover things he believes we are better off not knowing. For instance, the increased breast cancer screening has uncovered thousands of cases of ductal carcinoma in situ in the breast, but doctors have no idea how to treat it yet.
The startling revelation that Rock Hudson had AIDS brought that epidemic to the forefront of public attention, making them realize that no one is too famous to be touched by the ravages of disease, and attracting the likes of Elizabeth Taylor as a spokesperson (Moreno, 2002). More recently, basketball star Magic Johnson went public with the news he was HIV positive; tennis player Arthur Ashe contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion during heart surgery, adding his voice to the list of celebrities with the disorder
Actresses Mary Tyler Moore and Halle Berry both speak out about diabetes, as does B. B. King, who does commercials on the topic, and actor Wilford Brimley (Jackson, 2005). Peter Jennings, the newscaster brought much attention to lung cancer when he announced he had it, and the
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