All in Her Head

All in Her Head
An image based on Leonardo's Vitruvian Man shows a woman in a red basque. Author and title are in bold red lettering on a pink background.
2024 USA hardback cover
AuthorElizabeth Comen
PublisherHarper Wave
Publication date2024
ISBN9780063293014

All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today is a 2024 non-fiction book by American oncologist Elizabeth Comen.[1][2][3]

Comen considers the history of women's medical treatment, working systematically through the eleven systems of the body studied by doctors today.[4] Elle magazine featured an extract from the section on the integumentary system: the skin.[5] Elizabeth Lesser has said that it "exposes the shocking, infuriating, and heartbreaking medical myths and practices that have haunted the care and treatment of women for millennia—myths about the inherent inferiority and weakness of the female body that are still with us today."[4] The reviewer for Publishers Weekly found it "Meticulously researched and conveyed in lucid prose", adding that it "fascinates and outrages in equal measure"[6]

It was a finalist for the 2025 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award,[7] and a USA Today bestseller.[8] The New York Post included it in "The 15 best books we read in February 2024",[9] and Amazon's editorial director listed it in her five recommendations for Women's History Month.[10]

Comen is a breast cancer oncologist at NYU Langone Health,[11] having previously held positions at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and as assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Friedman, Danielle (February 26, 2024). "A Brief History of Sexism in Medicine". The New York Times. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  2. ↑ Powell, Alvin (October 15, 2025). "How sexism in medicine continues to endanger women's health". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  3. ↑ Powell, Alvin (October 15, 2025). "How Gender Bias in Medicine Has Shaped Women's Health". Harvard Medicine Magazine. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "All in Her Head". Dr Elizabeth Comen MD. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  5. ↑ Comen, Elizabeth (February 13, 2024). "On the Intersection of Vanity, Beauty, and Aging". ELLE. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  6. ↑ "All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today by Elizabeth Comen". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Announcing The 2025 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists". PEN America. April 10, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  8. ↑ "All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us about Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today". USA TODAY. March 6, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Best new books we read in February 2024, ranked and reviewed". New York Post. February 28, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  10. ↑ Gelman, Sarah (March 11, 2024). "Editorial Director Sarah Gelman's Women's History Month picks, as seen on CBS Mornings". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Renowned Breast Cancer Specialist Elizabeth Comen, MD, Joins NYU Langone Health's Perlmutter Cancer Center". NYU Langone News. July 1, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Women in Bio Interview: Dr. Elizabeth Comen Presents "All in Her Head"". innovation.weill.cornell.edu. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
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