Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-272) and index.
The problem and its context -- The disease and its survivors -- Cancer treatment: the industry of hope -- Can cancer be prevented? -- Emotional health and cancer survival -- Early detection: the key to cancer survival? -- Class and cancer survival -- The Health Maintenance Organization: a model for the future? -- Conclusion: personal strategies and public issues.
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Investigation of the medical, epidemiological, and psychosocial research into who survives cancer and why.