A history of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, 1902-1986
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A history of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, 1902-1986
（Oxford science publications）
Oxford University Press, 1988
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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This book traces the history of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, one of Britain's major medical charities and a leading international scientific research centre. Cancer is seen predominantly as a clinical problem, and the history of research is portrayed in the light of the history of its clinical management and the policies of physicians and surgeons. This book examines the Fund's changing relationship with the medical profession, other medical charities and the government. Through this comparative framework, the author draws a general picture of the management of malignant disease and of therapeutic and preventative strategies, allowing an assessment of the evolution of cancer services in Britain. There is a consideration of the progress of research, drawing attention to the lessons that might be learnt from the way discoveries were made, and asking questions about accountability, decision making and the contribution of past achievement to policy-making in the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.
Table of Contents
- Foreword. Preface. Chronology. The origins of experimental cancer research (1802-1902)
- laying the foundations of modern experimental cancer research (1902-1914)
- the politics of cancer research (1914-1923)
- fundamental ideas on cancer causation and tumour growth (1919-1939)
- disillusion, dissension, and reconstitution (1933-1939)
- cancer services and cancer research - organization and disunity (1926-1950)
- planning for the future - growth and diversification (1949-1959)
- reorganization and expansion - building new foundations (1959-1968)
- the creation of "a centre of excellence" (1968-1979). Appendices: 1 - objects of the Fund 1902. 2 - Officers of the Fund, Directors of Research and Research Laboratories. 3 - General Committee. 4 - Executive Committee. 5 - Governors (from 17 April 1940). 6 - Council (from 17 April 1940). Manuscript sources and interviews. Epilogue - Sir Walter Bodmer.
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