02187nam 2200481 450 991081129630332120231105052046.00-8214-4751-3(MiAaPQ)EBC6805829(Au-PeEL)EBL6805829(CKB)19434191300041(OCoLC)1242018604(MdBmJHUP)musev2_110988(EXLCZ)991943419130004120230117d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAfricanizing oncology creativity, crisis, and cancer in Uganda /Marissa Mika1st ed.Athens, Ohio :Ohio University Press,[2021]©20211 online resource (285 pages)New African histories seriesPrint version: Mika, Marissa Africanizing Oncology Athens, OH : Ohio University Press,c2021 9780821424650 Preface: A Week in the Life of the Uganda Cancer Institute -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The African Lymphoma -- A Hospital Built from Scratch -- Africanizing Oncology in Idi Amin's Uganda -- Rocket Launchers and Toxic Drugs -- When Radiotherapy Travels -- Research Is Our Resource -- Epilogue: In Memoriam -- A Note on Historical and Ethnographic Anonymity, Archives, and Access."Combining methods from African studies, science and technology studies, and medical anthropology, Marissa Mika considers the Uganda Cancer Institute as a microcosm of the Ugandan state and as a lens through which to trace the political, technological, moral, and intellectual aspirations and actions of health care providers and patients"--Provided by publisher.New African histories series.Medical policyUgandaUgandafastElectronic books. Medical policy616.9940096761Mika Marissa1981-1610262MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811296303321Africanizing oncology3937972UNINA