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Direct linkPetersen, Jennifer – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 2004
The era of technical and scientific progress ushered in with the twentieth century brought new medical knowledge such as the Halstead 'radical' mastectomy, which promised a cure for breast cancer. These advances in medical knowledge were premised on an epidemiological model of disease, which shaped the treatment and public understanding of breast…
Descriptors: Females, Public Health, Preventive Medicine, Cancer
