The Changing Faces of Childhood Cancer - Clinical and Cultural Visions since 1940 (Hardcover)

Over 50 years, children with cancer changed from being symbols of hopelessness and the failure of modern medicine, to representing the triumph of science, fund raising, and personal heroism. Yet before 1940, children with cancer were largely invisible, to the medical professions and to the public at large. This book, written for historians and medical professionals interested in the history of child health, examines these transitions in visibility, image and expectation, and the impact of these changes on self-identity for patient and physician.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History
Release date:	2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Joanna Baines • Emm Barnes Johnstone
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	236
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-8801-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Paediatric medicine > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Oncology > General
LSN:	1-4039-8801-3
Barcode:	9781403988010

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