The Resource Under the radar : cancer and the cold war, Ellen Leopold, (electronic book)
Under the radar : cancer and the cold war, Ellen Leopold, (electronic book)
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The item Under the radar : cancer and the cold war, Ellen Leopold, (electronic book) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Liverpool.
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- Summary
- At the end of the Second World War, a diagnosis of cancer was a death sentence. Sixty years later, it is considered a chronic disease rather than one that is invariably fatal. Although survival rates have improved, the very word continues to evoke a special terror and guilt, inspiring scientists and politicians to wage war against it. In Under the Radar, Ellen Leopold shows how nearly every aspect of our understanding and discussion of cancer bears the imprint of its Cold War entanglement. The current biases toward individual rather than corporate responsibility for rising incidence rates, res
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 284 p.
- Isbn
- 9780813544045
- Label
- Under the radar : cancer and the cold war
- Title
- Under the radar
- Title remainder
- cancer and the cold war
- Statement of responsibility
- Ellen Leopold
- Subject
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- Cobalt -- Isotopes | Therapeutic use -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Cold War -- Health aspects -- United States
- Informed consent (Medical law) -- United States
- Radiation carcinogenesis -- United States
- Radioactive fallout -- United States
- Cancer -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- At the end of the Second World War, a diagnosis of cancer was a death sentence. Sixty years later, it is considered a chronic disease rather than one that is invariably fatal. Although survival rates have improved, the very word continues to evoke a special terror and guilt, inspiring scientists and politicians to wage war against it. In Under the Radar, Ellen Leopold shows how nearly every aspect of our understanding and discussion of cancer bears the imprint of its Cold War entanglement. The current biases toward individual rather than corporate responsibility for rising incidence rates, res
- Cataloging source
- CaPaEBR
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Leopold, Ellen
- Dewey number
- 363.738
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- RC276
- LC item number
- .L46 2008eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- standards specifications
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Cancer
- Cobalt
- Cold War
- Informed consent (Medical law)
- Radioactive fallout
- Radiation carcinogenesis
- Label
- Under the radar : cancer and the cold war, Ellen Leopold, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ebr10251790
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- xi, 284 p.
- Form of item
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9780813544045
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Original version note
- Original electronic resource
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- Under the radar : cancer and the cold war, Ellen Leopold, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ebr10251790
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- xi, 284 p.
- Form of item
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9780813544045
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Original version note
- Original electronic resource
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
Subject
- Cobalt -- Isotopes | Therapeutic use -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Cold War -- Health aspects -- United States
- Informed consent (Medical law) -- United States
- Radiation carcinogenesis -- United States
- Radioactive fallout -- United States
- Cancer -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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