SPECIAL ISSUE: THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL CANCER ACT OF 1971 - MINI-REVIEW - CANCER STIGMA: THE NATIONAL CANCER ACT AND 50 YEARS OF PROGRESS
Prior to the National Cancer Act of 1971, cancer was a poorly understood disease that was viewed as a death sentence. Cancer stigma, a pernicious phenomenon whereby cancer patients are labelled and discriminated against due to their diagnosis, is rooted in these early days of confusion and fear surr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Edisciences
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cancer Rehabilitation |
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| Online Access: | https://www.edisciences.org/scheda-si-50th-anniversary-cancer-act-j069-vol-4-issue-1 |