| Breast Cancer in the Eighteenth Century Contributor(s): Kaartinen, Marjo (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138664693 ISBN-13: 9781138664692 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $65.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Medical | History - History |
| Dewey: 362.196 |
| Series: Studies for the International Society for Cultural History |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.61 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Early modern physicians and surgeons tried desperately to understand breast cancer, testing new medicines and radically improving operating techniques. In this study, the first of its kind, Kaartinen explores the emotional responses of patients and their families to the disease in the long eighteenth century. |