An element of hope : radium and the response to cancer in Canada, 1900-1940 / Charles Hayter.
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TextSeries: McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services (Hannah Institute) studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 22.Publication details: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2005.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 273 pages) : illustrations, portraitsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780773572706
- 0773572708
- 1282863363
- 9781282863361
- 9786612863363
- 6612863366
- Radium -- Therapeutic use -- Canada -- History
- Cancer -- Radiotherapy -- Canada -- History
- Cancer -- Treatment -- Canada -- History
- Neoplasms -- history
- Neoplasms -- radiotherapy
- Cancer Care Facilities -- history
- History, 20th Century
- Radiotherapy -- history
- Radium -- therapeutic use
- Canada
- Radiumthérapie -- Canada -- Histoire
- Cancer -- Radiothérapie -- Canada -- Histoire
- Cancer -- Traitement -- Canada -- Histoire
- Médecine -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer
- MEDICAL -- Oncology
- Cancer -- Radiotherapy
- Cancer -- Treatment
- Radium -- Therapeutic use
- Canada
- Radium -- Emploi en thérapeutique -- Canada -- 20e siècle
- Cancer -- Radiothérapie -- Canada -- 20e siècle
- Cancer -- Thérapeutique -- Canada -- 20e siècle
- Radiumthérapie -- Canada -- Histoire
- Cancer -- Radiothérapie -- Canada -- Histoire
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- RC271.R3 H385 2005eb
- 2006 I-922
- QZ 11 DC2
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-260) and index.
Introduction : the cancer crisis today -- 1. "Cures of a very surprising character" : radium and the doctor -- 2. "Adorning our home" : radium and the state -- 3. "To the relief of malignant diseases of the poor" : radium and the hospital -- 4. "The worst scourge of civilized mankind" : cancer becomes a social problem, 1920-30 -- 5. "A proper spirit of cooperation" : cancer progress in the West -- 6. Compromising on cancer : the uneasy birth of Ontario's cancer system -- 7. Seeds of discord : the politics of radon therapy in the 1930s -- 8. Country interlude : the rise and fall of the Huron Springs Sanitorium -- 9. Cancer from sea to sea, 1935-40 : the struggle for a national program -- 10. Conclusion : historical roots of current problems in cancer control.
"Tracing the origins, establishment, and early development of cancer programs in Canada, An Element of Hope focuses on the introduction of radium therapy and its effect in raising awareness about the need for public support of cancer treatment." "In this study, Charles Hayter also describes the effect of radium on medical practice, explores the societal response to cancer and the creation of state-supported cancer programs, and discusses the historical roots of some current problems in cancer care."--Jacket
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