Getting risk right : understanding the science of elusive health risks / Geoffrey C. Kabat.

New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]

xxii, 248 pages : black and white illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-235) and index.

The illusion of validity and the power of "negative thinking" -- Splendors and miseries of associations -- When risk goes viral : biases and bandwagons -- Do cell phones cause brain cancer? : a tale of two sciences -- Hormonal confusion: the contested science of endocrine disruption -- Deadly remedy : a mysterious disease, a medicinal herb, and the recognition a worldwide public health threat -- HPV, cancer, and beyond : the anatomy of a triumph.