"The Role of the Media in the Public Understanding of Health Issues" Breast cancer & Silicone implants

In this paper, the writer shall debate the issue of whether or not the media play a significant role, in contributing to the publics' education of breast and other cancers, due to silicone gel breast implants, and the strategies used, if any, to promote public awareness. The reason for the writer's interest in this subject is that writer had silicone breast implants, which leaked, whereupon a second operation was undergone to remove them. The writer …

…facts, in an unbiased manner, instead of ignoring reality and waiting for the next big story. It is evident that they are not contributing to the issues above, and the only group the media represent are themselves. We use the media as a source of entertainment etc, and the writer knows that the former is poor to say the least, and through writing this paper, knows that the latter is in desperate need of reform.