LT12 - How did cancer become the emperor of all maladies Flashcards
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Q
4 episodes of the growing visibility of cancer
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- Miserable but not sop prominent (nothing you could do)
- Pathology, cells and new techniques (xray)
They discovered cancers was abnormal cell growth and could also be present in organs - public health concern (everything started around prevention and control)
- The environment & risk (understanding that there is relationship between habits, the environment and the risk of cancer)