HSS 2121 Study Guide - Final Guide: Barbara Ehrenreich, Henry E. Sigerist, Edwin Chadwick

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 2121
• Professor: Christabelle Sethna

Document Summary

O it"s ridiculous to talk about a war on cancer because cancer is a naturally: most likely the disease to get us , mutations are how we evolve as humans, however some mutations will occurring event cause cancer . It"s a mutation and it"s a cell mutation different philosophy than a war on cancer: another kind of philosophy: positivity and cancer. If we get cancer, then it"s expected that we maintain this positivity: samantha king (pink ribbons, barbara ehrenreich, brightsided: american culture of positivity. It is actually a way to market products and raise money. Calls into question one"s ability to really look at the campaigns for cancer . William halstead and radical mastectomies: cancer is an enemy and this attempt to cut out the enemy, george johnson. Going global: public health and international health is intertwined, duffin, talks about the history of public health and particularly public health laws, based on past experiences.