The dread disease [[electronic resource] ] : cancer and modern American culture / / James T. Patterson |
Autore | Patterson James T |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1987 |
Descrizione fisica | xiii, 380 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 362.1/96994/00973 |
Soggetto topico |
Cancer - United States - History - 20th century
Cancer - United States - Public opinion Public opinion - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-674-04193-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface Acknowledgments Prologue: The Travail of General Grant 1. Cancerphobia in the Late Nineteenth Century 2. The Rise of the Doctors 3. The Alliance against Cancer 4. The Wilderness Years 5. Government Joins the Fight 6. Hymns to Science and Prayers to God 7. The Research Explosion 8. Smoking and Cancer 9. Popular Fears, Official Dreams 10. The Alliance under Siege 11. More Promises, More Fears Bibliographic Note Notes Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455379103321 |
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The dread disease [[electronic resource] ] : cancer and modern American culture / / James T. Patterson |
Autore | Patterson James T |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1987 |
Descrizione fisica | xiii, 380 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 362.1/96994/00973 |
Soggetto topico |
Cancer - United States - History - 20th century
Cancer - United States - Public opinion Public opinion - United States |
ISBN | 0-674-04193-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface Acknowledgments Prologue: The Travail of General Grant 1. Cancerphobia in the Late Nineteenth Century 2. The Rise of the Doctors 3. The Alliance against Cancer 4. The Wilderness Years 5. Government Joins the Fight 6. Hymns to Science and Prayers to God 7. The Research Explosion 8. Smoking and Cancer 9. Popular Fears, Official Dreams 10. The Alliance under Siege 11. More Promises, More Fears Bibliographic Note Notes Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778179403321 |
Patterson James T
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1987 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The dread disease [[electronic resource] ] : cancer and modern American culture / / James T. Patterson |
Autore | Patterson James T |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1987 |
Descrizione fisica | xiii, 380 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 362.1/96994/00973 |
Soggetto topico |
Cancer - United States - History - 20th century
Cancer - United States - Public opinion Public opinion - United States |
ISBN | 0-674-04193-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface Acknowledgments Prologue: The Travail of General Grant 1. Cancerphobia in the Late Nineteenth Century 2. The Rise of the Doctors 3. The Alliance against Cancer 4. The Wilderness Years 5. Government Joins the Fight 6. Hymns to Science and Prayers to God 7. The Research Explosion 8. Smoking and Cancer 9. Popular Fears, Official Dreams 10. The Alliance under Siege 11. More Promises, More Fears Bibliographic Note Notes Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808036003321 |
Patterson James T
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1987 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Under the radar [[electronic resource] ] : cancer and the cold war / / Ellen Leopold |
Autore | Leopold Ellen <1944-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (300 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.738 |
Collana | Critical issues in health and medicine |
Soggetto topico |
Cancer - United States - History - 20th century
Cobalt - Isotopes - Therapeutic use - United States - History - 20th century Cold War - Health aspects - United States Informed consent (Medical law) - United States Radioactive fallout - United States Radiation carcinogenesis - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-80174-7
9786611801748 0-8135-4565-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Double Jeopardy: Cancer and “Cure” -- Chapter 2. The Court Considers Informed Consent -- Chapter 3. The Rise of Radioactive Cobalt -- Chapter 4. The Cobalt Back Story: “A Little of the Buchenwald Touch” -- Chapter 5. Behind the Fallout Controversy: The Public, the Press, and Conflicts of Interest -- Chapter 6. Cancer and Fallout: Science by Circumvention -- Chapter 7. Paradise Lost: Radiation Enters the Mainstream -- Chapter 8. Subdued by the System: Cancer in the Courts, Compensation, and the Changing Concept of Risk -- Chapter 9. Hidden Assassin: The Individual at Fault -- Chapter 10. Experiments by Other Means: Clinical Trials and the Primacy of Treatment over Prevention -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454229903321 |
Leopold Ellen <1944->
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New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, 2008 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Under the radar [[electronic resource] ] : cancer and the cold war / / Ellen Leopold |
Autore | Leopold Ellen <1944-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (300 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.738 |
Collana | Critical issues in health and medicine |
Soggetto topico |
Cancer - United States - History - 20th century
Cobalt - Isotopes - Therapeutic use - United States - History - 20th century Cold War - Health aspects - United States Informed consent (Medical law) - United States Radioactive fallout - United States Radiation carcinogenesis - United States |
ISBN |
1-281-80174-7
9786611801748 0-8135-4565-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Double Jeopardy: Cancer and “Cure” -- Chapter 2. The Court Considers Informed Consent -- Chapter 3. The Rise of Radioactive Cobalt -- Chapter 4. The Cobalt Back Story: “A Little of the Buchenwald Touch” -- Chapter 5. Behind the Fallout Controversy: The Public, the Press, and Conflicts of Interest -- Chapter 6. Cancer and Fallout: Science by Circumvention -- Chapter 7. Paradise Lost: Radiation Enters the Mainstream -- Chapter 8. Subdued by the System: Cancer in the Courts, Compensation, and the Changing Concept of Risk -- Chapter 9. Hidden Assassin: The Individual at Fault -- Chapter 10. Experiments by Other Means: Clinical Trials and the Primacy of Treatment over Prevention -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782465903321 |
Leopold Ellen <1944->
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New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, 2008 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Under the radar [[electronic resource] ] : cancer and the cold war / / Ellen Leopold |
Autore | Leopold Ellen <1944-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (300 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.738 |
Collana | Critical issues in health and medicine |
Soggetto topico |
Cancer - United States - History - 20th century
Cobalt - Isotopes - Therapeutic use - United States - History - 20th century Cold War - Health aspects - United States Informed consent (Medical law) - United States Radioactive fallout - United States Radiation carcinogenesis - United States |
ISBN |
1-281-80174-7
9786611801748 0-8135-4565-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Double Jeopardy: Cancer and “Cure” -- Chapter 2. The Court Considers Informed Consent -- Chapter 3. The Rise of Radioactive Cobalt -- Chapter 4. The Cobalt Back Story: “A Little of the Buchenwald Touch” -- Chapter 5. Behind the Fallout Controversy: The Public, the Press, and Conflicts of Interest -- Chapter 6. Cancer and Fallout: Science by Circumvention -- Chapter 7. Paradise Lost: Radiation Enters the Mainstream -- Chapter 8. Subdued by the System: Cancer in the Courts, Compensation, and the Changing Concept of Risk -- Chapter 9. Hidden Assassin: The Individual at Fault -- Chapter 10. Experiments by Other Means: Clinical Trials and the Primacy of Treatment over Prevention -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810909803321 |
Leopold Ellen <1944->
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New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, 2008 | ||
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