The Changing Faces of Childhood Cancer: Clinical and Cultural Visions since 1940 (Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History)
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Author(s)J. Baines, Emm Barnes Johnstone
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN / ASIN1349541850
ISBN-139781349541850
AvailabilityUsually ships in 1 to 2 months
Sales Rank99,999,999
CategoryMedical
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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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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