Early detection
women, cancer, and awareness campaigns in the twentieth-century United States
by Kirsten E. Gardner
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Dispelling the common notion that American female cancer activism is a post-1970s phenomenon, the author traces women's cancer education campaigns back to the early twentieth century. Focusing on breast cancer, but using research on cervical, ovarian, and uterine cancers as well, Gardner's examination of films, publications, health fairs, and archival materials shows that women have promoted early cancer detection since the inception of the American Society for the Control of Cancer in 1913. While informing female audiences about cancer risks, these early activists also laid the groundwork for the political advocacy and patient empowerment movements of recent decades. Our understanding of today's vibrant feminist health movement is enriched by Gardner's work recognizing women's roles in grassroots educational programs throughout the twentieth century and their creation of supportive networks that endure today.
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Cancer in women, History, Political aspects of Cancer in women, Social aspects of Cancer in women, HEALTH & FITNESS, Diseases, Cancer, Social aspects, Neoplasms, Political aspects, Women, Cancer, social aspects, Women, diseases, Women, health and hygiene, Prevention & control, Women's Health, Mass Screening, History, 20th CenturyTimes
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Early detection: women, cancer, and awareness campaigns in the twentieth-century United States
2006, The University of North Carolina Press
in English
0807830143 9780807830147
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