| Description |
xi, 284 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Critical issues in health and medicine.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Double jeopardy: cancer and the "cure" -- The court considers informed consent -- The rise of radioactive cobalt -- The back story: "a little of the Buchenwald touch" -- Behind the fallout controversy: the public, the press, and conflicts of interest -- Cancer and fallout: science by circumvention -- Paradise lost -- Subdued by the system -- The hidden assassin: the individual at fault -- Experiments by other means. |
| Summary |
"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, including perhaps the most visible sign of this influence, the prominence of radiation therapies in today's treatment arsenal. Current biases toward individual rather than corporate responsibility for rising incidence rates, research that promotes treatment rather than prevention, and therapies that can be patented and marketed all reflect a largely hidden history shaped by the Cold War. Even the language we have borrowed from this disease to describe social upheavals - the "cancer of communism," "metastasizing insurgencies"--Can be traced back to the middle of the twentieth century when atomic energy first appeared on the international stage."--Jacket. |
| Subject(s) |
Cancer -- History -- 20th century.
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Cobalt -- Isotopes -- Therapeutic use -- History -- 20th century.
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Cold War -- Health aspects.
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Informed consent (Medical law).
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Radioactive fallout.
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Radiation carcinogenesis.
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| ISBN/ISSN |
40015895998 |
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