The San Francisco Bay Area's breast cancer rate is one of the highest in the U.S., and the disease affects women differently depending on where they live. Why?

Ligala Manns with her niece and nephew in Hunters Point. The family has been devastated by breast cancer.

1| Mystery in Marin
Demographics, pollution get the blame.

2| Elusive Answers
Activists challenge conventional wisdom, but there are no easy answers.
3| Toxic Threat
"And if it's a windy day and I'm breathing that in, is that bad for me? I don't know."

4| Statistical Significance
No clear link between pollution and breast cancer in Marin County.

5| Digging Deeper
Communities help set the research agenda.

6| Plague of Neglect
Medicine doesn't get the same kind of money in Hunters Point.

7| In Human Terms
For one San Francisco family, the statistics are real.

8| Funding Crisis
Research, prevention and treatment beg for change.

9| A Tale of Two Communities
Depending on where you live, "health crisis" can mean different things.

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