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Subject(s)

• Radium—Therapeutic use—Canada—History [Browse]
• Cancer—Radiotherapy—Canada—History [Browse]
• Cancer—Treatment—Canada—History [Browse]

Series

• McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services (Hannah Institute) studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 22. [More in this series]
• McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 22

Summary note

Charles Hayter chronicles the work of Canadian provinces in establishing the cancer programs that remain the framework for modern systems. Focusing on the compromises these programs required, which anticipated later conflicts over Medicare, Hayter concludes by revealing the historical roots of current problems in cancer care.

Notes

Includes index.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references: p. [233]-260.

Language note

English

Contents

• Front Matter
• Contents
• Illustrations
• Acknowledgments
• The Cancer Crisis Today
• “Cures of a Very Surprising Character”
• “Adorning Our Home”
• “To the Relief of Malignant Diseases of the Poor”
• “The Worst Scourge of Civilized Mankind”
• “A Proper Spirit of Cooperation”:
• Compromising on Cancer
• Seeds of Discord
• Country Interlude
• Cancer From Sea to Sea, 1935–40
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index

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ISBN

• 1-282-86336-3
• 9786612863363
• 0-7735-7270-8

OCLC

923230492

Doi

• 10.1515/9780773572706

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