Our guest this episode was Debbie Chachra! Listen as we talk about problematizing “making,” the geographic center of the United States, social media hoaxin’ and more at opposablepodcast.com/45.
Taylor
Immersing oneself in the least favored tasks
Debbie
Cards against unnecessary screening procedures
Cancer cell photos on card backs by Dr. Chris Bakal, Institute for Cancer Research, London
Thanks to Dr. Alan Nazerian, who’s a radiologist in Chicago, for his help with understanding the cancer screening process and the incredibly detailed information he provided. The usual disclaimer applies, which is that I alone am responsible for errors and oversimplifications.
Thanks to my colleague, designer Tim Ferguson Sauder — I went to show him what I made and to ask how best to photograph it, and he volunteered to take the photos posted here.
Sources:
New mammography screening deadlines:
https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/new-mammography-screening-guideline
Rates of breast cancer by age:
https://ww5.komen.org/BreastCancer/GettingOlder.html
The biology of cancer cell shape and why it’s important:
https://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2017/02/01/the-biology-of-cancer-cell-shape-and-why-its-important/
Playing card template:
https://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/122296.aspx
Rob
Ride or Die (PDF zine)