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... cancer demonstrably increases the five - year sur- vival rate . Some skin - cancer treatment is highly effective . But there is little evidence of effective treatment of most other cancers.40 The five - year survival rate in breast ...
... cancer demonstrably increases the five - year sur- vival rate . Some skin - cancer treatment is highly effective . But there is little evidence of effective treatment of most other cancers.40 The five - year survival rate in breast ...
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... cancer treatment . See also N. E. McKinnon , " The Effects of Control Programs on Cancer Mortality , " Canadian Medical Association Journal 82 ( 1960 ) : 1308-12 . K. T. Evans , " Breast Cancer Symposium : Points in the Practical ...
... cancer treatment . See also N. E. McKinnon , " The Effects of Control Programs on Cancer Mortality , " Canadian Medical Association Journal 82 ( 1960 ) : 1308-12 . K. T. Evans , " Breast Cancer Symposium : Points in the Practical ...
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... cancer caused by exhaust fumes could be added to each gallon of fuel , to be spent for cancer detection and surgery or for cancer prevention through antipollution devices and gas masks . But most externalities cannot be quantified and ...
... cancer caused by exhaust fumes could be added to each gallon of fuel , to be spent for cancer detection and surgery or for cancer prevention through antipollution devices and gas masks . But most externalities cannot be quantified and ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 39 |
Specific Counterproductivity | 211 |
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