This book traces the development of British answers to the problem of childhood cancer. The establishment of the NHS and better training for paediatricians, meant children were given access to experimental chemotherapy, sending cure rates soaring. Children with cancer were thrus…
Childhood cancer is an ever-changing illness. Before the Second World War, it was a rare and usually hopeless condition. Few doctors could ever expect to see a case, and with hindsight it is clear that many died without ever receiving a diagnosis. In the 1950s, however, as conce…
Childhood cancer is an ever-changing illness. Before the Second World War, it was a rare and usually hopeless condition. Few doctors could ever expect to see a case, and with hindsight it is clear that many died without ever receiving a diagnosis. In the 1950s, however, as conce…