The cancer puzzle : patterns, paradoxes and personalities / edited by Jacqueline Healy.

Date:
2017
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About this work

Description

"The cancer puzzle: Patterns, paradoxes and personalities tells the story of cancer in Victoria. Through photographs, documents, medical equipment and personal reflections from patients, the exhibition looks at the early days of treatment, the pivotal moments of linking cause and effect and the development towards a therapeutic revolution" -- publisher's website. The last 30 pages deals with art and cancer and features the works of 3 patient/artists: Polixeni Papapetrou, Kristin McFarlane, Les Morgan.

Publication/Creation

[Parkville], Victoria : Medical History Museum, University of Melbourne, 2017.

Physical description

xii, 164 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), map, portraits ; 21 cm

Exhibitions note

Exhibition catalogue: 24 July 2017 to 9 February 2018

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    GM.AL.95
    Open shelves

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Identifiers

ISBN

  • 9780734053794
  • 0734053797