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Making cancer history : disease and discovery at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center /

Title
Making cancer history : disease and discovery at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center / James S. Olson.
Author
Olson, James Stuart, 1946-
Publication
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
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  • Contributor biographical information
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Description
xiv, 369 p., [22] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Academic medical centers > Houston > History
  • Oncology > Houston > History
  • University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-353) and index.
Contents
R. Lee Clark, history, and the dread disease -- Present at the creation -- Designing a dream, 1946-1950 -- The Pink Palace, 1950-1955 -- Changing paradigms, 1956-1963 -- M.D. Anderson and the rise of medical oncology, 1964-1969 -- The summit, 1970-1971 -- Waging war and fading away, 1971-1977 -- Charles A. LeMaistre and the consolidation of excellence, 1978-1983 -- Chasing the devil, 1984-1988 -- Victory, defeat, and an elusive enemy, 1988-1996 -- John Mendelsohn and the new frontiers in oncology, 1996-2000 -- New offensives, 2001-2007 -- Tipping history?
ISBN
  • 9780801890567 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 080189056X (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2008010925
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library