TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hayter,Charles
TI  - An element of hope: radium and the response to cancer in Canada, 1900-1940 
T2  - McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services studies in the history of medicine, health, and society
SN  - 9780773572706
AV  - RC271.R3 H385 2005eb
U1  - 616.99/406423/0971 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Montreal [Que.]
PB  - McGill-Queen's University Press
KW  - Radium
KW  - Therapeutic use
KW  - Canada
KW  - History
KW  - Cancer
KW  - Radiotherapy
KW  - Treatment
KW  - Neoplasms
KW  - history
KW  - radiotherapy
KW  - Cancer Care Facilities
KW  - History, 20th Century
KW  - therapeutic use
KW  - Radiumthérapie
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Radiothérapie
KW  - Traitement
KW  - Médecine
KW  - 20e siècle
KW  - HEALTH & FITNESS
KW  - Diseases
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - MEDICAL
KW  - Oncology
KW  - fast
KW  - Emploi en thérapeutique
KW  - ram
KW  - Thérapeutique
KW  - rvm
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - "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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