The Nazi War on Cancer
by Project Muse, Proctor, Robert
fromBook collections on Project MUSE
Collaboration in the Holocaust. Murderous and torturous medical experiments. The "euthanasia" of hundreds of thousands of people with mental or physical disabilities. Widespread sterilization of "the unfit." Nazi doctors committed these and countless other atrocities as part of …
"Proctor began this book after discovering documents showing that the Nazis conducted the most aggressive antismoking campaign in modern history. Further research revealed that Hitler's government passed a wide range of public health measures, including restrictions on asbestos,…
Cancer Wars explains why we still don't have straight answers to questions such as these: Why do rates from some cancers appear to have risen and others fallen? What are the relative risks of polluted water, radon in homes, and the natural toxins in peanut butter? Is it dangerou…
La cigarreta és l'artefacte més mortífer en la història de la civilització humana. És també un dels més seductors, gràcies a més d'un segle de la manipulació per part dels químics de la indústria del tabac. A "Holocaust d'Or", Robert N. Proctor es basa en molts documents anterio…