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Medical History

Element of Hope

Radium and the Response to Cancer in Canada, 1900-1940

by (author) Charles Hayter

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
May 2005
Category
History, Oncology
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773572706
    Publish Date
    May 2005
    List Price
    $110.00

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Description

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.

About the author

Charles Hayter is a physician and award-winning writer based in Toronto. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and a former associate professor of radiation oncology at both Queen’s University and the University of Toronto.

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