Fresh Air with Terry Gross, April 13, 2005: Interview with Gareth Cook; Interview with Musa Mayer.

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(1.) Journalist GARETH COOK covers science for the Boston Globe. Last week he won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism for his yearlong series of stories on stem cell research. The judges praised COOK's work for 'explaining, with clarity and humanity, the complex scientific and ethical dimensions of stem cell research.' (2.) Writer and patient advocate MUSA MAYER (MOO-sa MAY-er). She is a breast cancer survivor and is the author of several books about breast cancer, including: 'Advanced Breast Cancer: A Guide to Living with Metastatic Disease' (2nd edition, O'Reilly, 1998-this book is easier to get now than the others); 'After Breast Cancer: Answers to the Questions You're Afraid to Ask' (O'Reilly, 2003); 'Examining Myself: One Woman's Story of Breast Cancer Treatment and Recovery' (Faber & Faber). MAYER also has a website where some of the books may be available: advancedbc.org. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINES THRU THE END OF THE SHOW).