Politics, Science, and Cancer: The Laetrile Phenomenon: The Laetrile Phenomenon

ISBN-13: 9780367283766 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 208 str.

Gerald E. Markle;James C. Petersen

Opis

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

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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

O autorze

Gerald E. Markle also authorof What if Medicine Disappeared?