Politics, Science And Cancer

The Laetrile Phenomenon

Gerald E. Markle, James C. Petersen (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

208 Seiten

2019
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-28376-6 (ISBN)

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Politics, Science and Cancer: The Laetrile Phenomenon examines the controversy surrounding purported cancer treatment Laetrile and addresses questions surrounding the drug.

At no time in U.S. history has there been a more effective challenge to medical expertise and authority than that mounted by the contemporary Laetrile movement. The efficacy of Laetrile has been debated for over twenty-five years, but despite vigorous opposition from the medical community, support for the purported cancer treatment continues to gro

Gerald E. Markle also authorof What if Medicine Disappeared?

The Laetrile Phenomenon: An Overview -- Laetrile in Historical Perspective -- Laetrile at Sloan-Kettering: A Case Study -- The Political Implications of Laetrile: Who Gets What, When and How -- The Laetrile Phenomenon: Legal Perspective -- When Liberty Meets Authority: Ethical Aspects of the Laetrile Controversy -- Social Context of the Laetrile Phenomenon -- Discussion: Bias in Analysis of the Laetrile Controversy -- Discussion: Science and Technology in the Pits

Erscheinungsdatum	17.06.2019
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 237 mm
Gewicht	544 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Med. Psychologie / Soziologie
	Wirtschaft
ISBN-10	0-367-28376-X / 036728376X
ISBN-13	978-0-367-28376-6 / 9780367283766
Zustand	Neuware