The Changing Faces of Childhood Cancer : Clinical and Cultural Visions since 1940 Hardback
by Joanna Baines, Kenneth A. Loparo
Part of the Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History series
Hardback
Description
This book traces the development of British answers to the problem of childhood cancer.
The establishment of the NHS and better training for paediatricians, meant children were given access to experimental chemotherapy, sending cure rates soaring.
Children with cancer were thrust into the spotlight as individuals' stories of hope hit the headlines.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:236 pages, XIII, 236 p.
- Publisher:Palgrave USA
- Publication Date:18/12/2014
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- ISBN:9781403988010
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:236 pages, XIII, 236 p.
- Publisher:Palgrave USA
- Publication Date:18/12/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9781403988010