Elaine Schattner

From Whispers to Shouts

The Ways We Talk about Cancer

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Produktbeschreibung

Elaine Schattner reveals a sea changeâ from before 1900 to the present dayâ in how ordinary people talk about cancer. From Whispers to Shouts examines public perception of cancer through stories in newspapers and magazines, social media, and popular culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 770g
• ISBN-13: 9780231192262
• ISBN-10: 0231192266
• Artikelnr.: 63984020

Autorenporträt

Elaine Schattner is a journalist, cancer survivor, and physician who worked as a medical oncologist before completing a journalism degree at Columbia University. She is a clinical associate professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. Her essays have appeared in Slate, the Atlantic, NPR, and elsewhere.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue
Part I. Cancer Awakens
1. Cancer, Kept Apart (Before 1900)
2. Cancer's Spring (1900-1920)
3. Educational Campaigns (1920-1930)
4. Fighting Words (1930-1945)
5. A Celebrity Cause (1945-1960)
Part II. Cancer Comes Out
6. Our Bodies, Our Decisions (1960-1980)
7. Cancer in the Time of AIDS (1980-1990)
8. Enthusiasm (1990-2000)
9. Complications (2000-2010)
10. Cancer Everywhere (2010-2020)
Part III. Cancer's Future
11. The Modern Patient's Burden
12. Cancer Is Not As It Used To Be
13. Is Cancer Treatment a Luxury?
14. Has Awareness Backfired?
15. Can We Prevent Cancer?
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index