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100 1 Leopold, Ellen,|d1944-
245 10 Under the radar|h[electronic resource] :|bcancer and the
cold war /|cEllen Leopold.
260 New Brunswick, N.J. :|bRutgers University Press,|c©2009.
300 1 online resource (xi, 284 pages).
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 computer|bc|2rdamedia
338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
490 1 Critical issues in health and medicine
504 Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 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.
520 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, 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 use to describe the disease, such as the guiding
metaphor for treatment, "fight fire with fire," can be
traced back to the middle of the twentieth century.
Writing in a lucid style, Leopold documents the military,
governmental, industrial, and medical views of radiation
and atomic energy to examine the postwar response to
cancer through the prism of the Cold War. She explores the
role of radiation in cancer therapies today, using case
studies and mammogram screening, in particular, to
highlight the surprising parallels. Taking into account a
wide array of disciplines, this book challenges our
understanding of cancer and how we approach its treatment.
588 0 Print version record.
590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic
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650 0 Cancer|zUnited States|xHistory|y20th century.
650 0 Cobalt|xIsotopes|xTherapeutic use|zUnited States|xHistory
|y20th century.
650 0 Cold War|xHealth aspects|zUnited States.
650 0 Informed consent (Medical law)|zUnited States.
650 0 Radioactive fallout|zUnited States.
650 0 Radiation carcinogenesis|zUnited States.
650 12 Neoplasms|xhistory.
651 2 United States.
650 22 Cobalt Radioisotopes|xhistory.
650 22 History, 20th Century.
650 22 Human Experimentation|xhistory.
650 22 Patient Rights|xhistory.
650 22 Radioactive Fallout|xhistory.
650 22 Radiotherapy|xhistory.
655 4 Electronic books.
776 08 |iPrint version:|aLeopold, Ellen, 1944-|tUnder the radar.
|dNew Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2009
|z9780813544045|w(DLC) 2008007751|w(OCoLC)212375892
830 0 Critical issues in health and medicine.
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