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ENGL 110, Fernandez, Fall 2013: History of Disease

A guide to library resources for students in Hilda Fernandez' ENGL 110 class, Fall 2013.

Background Information

Disease
A topic page from Credo Reference that links to many other sources on this topic.
History of Medicine
From Encyclopedia Britannica

Video

Cancer Cell Research: The Way of All Flesh
This program examines how HeLa cells have advanced the war on cancer and why they have caused controversy among scientists in the highly politicized research community. (57 minutes)

Books

The Burdens of Disease: Epidemics and Human Response in Western History by J. N. Hays
Call Number: RA649 .H29 2009

ISBN: 9780813546124

Publication Date: 2010
Seeking the Cure: a History of Medicine in America by Ira Rutkow
Call Number: R151 .R78 2010

ISBN: 9781416538288

Publication Date: 2010
How Cancer Crossed the Color Line by Keith Wailoo
Call Number: RC276 .W35 2011

ISBN: 9780195170177

Publication Date: 2011

This book tracks the transformation in cancer awareness, revealing how not only awareness, but cancer prevention, treatment, and survival have all been refracted through the lens of race.
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Call Number: RC275 .M85 2010

ISBN: 9781439107959

Publication Date: 2010

"The Emperor of All Maladies "is a magnificent, profoundly humane "biography" of cancer.

Articles

Driving Forces That Transformed the Care of Individuals With Cancer From 1900-1940.

A few articles on the history of cancer. See the Find Out More page to look for articles on the history of another disease.