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Author:   Marjo Kaartinen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
Volume:   4
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9781848933644

ISBN 10:   1848933649
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 May 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 ‘One of the Most Grievous and Rebellious Diseases’: Defining, Diagnosing and the Causes of Cancer; Chapter 2 ‘But Sad Resources’: Treating Cancer in the Eighteenth Century; Chapter 3 Women’s Agency and Role in Choice of Treatment; Chapter 4 ‘So Frightful to the Very Imagination’: Pain, Emotions and Cancer in the Breast; epilogue Epilogue;

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'a valuable addition to the cultural history of medicine. Highly recommended.' CHOICE

'makes a significant contribution to our understanding of breast cancer, patient-doctor relationships and the emotional dimension of disease in eighteenth-century Britain.' Women's History Magazine 'a valuable addition to the cultural history of medicine. Highly recommended.' CHOICE

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