Breast cancer takes the life of an American woman every twelve minutes. There is no sure cure for the disease, no known way to prevent it, and no means of predicting whom it will strike next. A community of dogged adversaries stands in opposition to it: mavericks and bureaucrats, brilliant innovators and everyday heroes. Often at passionate odds in temper and technique, they are united in their resolve against an elusive, implacable enemy. To Dance...

Features recipes served among the staff at such acclaimed New York City restaurants as Gramercy Tavern and Union Square Cafe, including such dishes as Dominican chicken, holiday roast pork, and molasses corn bread.